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yào

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yào Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
yào | yao4
English translation
lock, key
Pīnyīn Pronunciation
yuè | yue4
English translation
key
also pr. [yào]

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About yào

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Number of strokes

9

Traditional form

yào

Contains the radical

jīn

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí

Learning hint

metal

Etymology of yào

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

钅月

Semantic compound

jīn

Phonetic compound

yuè

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. jīn represents the meaning and yuè represents the sound. Simplified form of yào .

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Example sentences using yào

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zài 离开 líkāi 这里 zhè lǐ shí ,我们 wǒmen 钥匙 yàoshi jiāo gěi shuí ne ?

To whom should we turn over the key when we leave here?

diū le 钥匙 yàoshi ,心里 xīn li 发慌 fā huāng .

I got into a real flap when I lost my keys.

钥匙 yàoshi chā jìn suǒ zhuǎn le 一下 yīxià ,拉开 lā kāi le Mén .

Inserting the key in the lock, he turned it and pulled the door open.

钥匙 yàoshi diū zài 家里 jiā lǐ le , de Shū zhāo le .

I've left my keys at home and can't get my books.

Cóng 提包 tí bāo tāo chū chuàn 钥匙 yàoshi lái .

She fished out a bunch of keys from her handbag.

Words with yào

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
钥匙 yàoshi key鑰匙
yào key yào
钥匙链 yào shi liàn keychain鑰匙鏈
锁钥 suǒ yuè key and lock鎖鑰
一把钥匙开一把锁 yī bǎ yào shi kāi yī bǎ suǒ One key opens one lock.一把鑰匙開一把鎖

yào Decomposition & Compounds

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yào Decomposition

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