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幽默 yōumò

幽默 yōumò Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 2 English Translations of the word 幽默 yōumò .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
yōumò | you1 mo4
English translation
(loanword) humor
humorous

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About 幽默 yōumò

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Traditional form

幽默 yōumò

Part of speech

Adjective / 形容词 xíng róng cí Xíngróng cí
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Etymology of 幽默 yōumò

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yōu

Type

ideographic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. Shān (mountain) represents the meaning and yāo represents the sound.

Positional decomposition

Shān 幺幺

Number of Strokes

9

Type

pictographic

Positional decomposition

黑犬

Number of Strokes

16

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Example sentences using 幽默 yōumò

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孩子 háizi men bèi de 幽默 yōumò 故事 gùshì dòu 乐不可支 lè bù kě zhī .

The children were immensely diverted by his funny stories.

shì 常见 cháng jiàn de 想要 xiǎng yào 表现 biǎoxiàn 幽默 yōumò de 一次 yī cì

It was one of his rare attempts at humour.

沙伦以幽默 yōumò 自嘲 zì cháo de 口吻 kǒu wěn 讲述 jiǎng shù 一夜 de 故事 gùshì

Sharon tells the story of that night with self-deprecating humour.

极富魅力 mèilì 而且 érqiě 非常 fēicháng yǒu 幽默感 yōu mò gǎn

He had enormous charm and a great sense of humour.

shì 一堆 yī duī 枯燥乏味毫无 háowú 幽默感 yōu mò gǎn de 废话 fèihuà

It is a tedious, humourless load of crap.

幽默 yōumò Decomposition

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幽默 yōumò Compounds

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