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xiàn Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
xiàn | xian4
English translation
to envy
to envy, to covet; to admire, to praise

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About xiàn

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Number of strokes

12

Traditional form

xiàn

Contains the radical

Yáng

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí

Learning hint

Someone who has a whole row  of sheep  Yáng

Etymology of xiàn

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Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

羊次

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Example sentences using xiàn

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当然 dāngrán , 羡慕 xiànmù 嫉妒 jídù shì 少不了 shǎo bu liǎo de , 人之常情 rén zhī cháng qíng ma .

Jealousy, naturally , will come with admiration. For that's the way things are.

英国 Yīng guó 妇女 fùnǚ de 乳腺癌 rǔ xiàn aí 患病率 hěn 着实 zhuó shí 令人羡慕

Britain has an enviable record on breast screening for cancer.

他们 tā men de 收入 shōurù 生活 shēnghuó 方式 fāngshì 会令很多 rén dōu 羡慕 xiànmù 不已 bù yǐ

They enjoyed an income and lifestyle that many people would envy.

也许 yěxǔ shì 羡慕 xiànmù dàn 认为 rènwéi gēng duō de shì 嫉妒 jídù

Maybe there is jealousy, but I think the envy is more powerful.

安妮塔羡慕 xiànmù 姐姐 jiějie 不受道德观念 de 制约 zhìyuē 藐视 miǎoshì 公众 gōng zhòng 舆论 yúlùn

Anita envied her sister's amorality and contempt for public opinion.

Words with xiàn

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
羡慕 xiànmù to envy羨慕
xiàn to envy xiàn
艳羡 yàn xiàn to envy艷羨
季羡林 Jì Xiàn lín Ji Xianlin (1911-2009), Chinese linguist and Indologist季羨林
惊羡 jīng xiàn to marvel at驚羨
临渊羡鱼 lín yuān xiàn yú one should take practical steps to achieve one's aim臨淵羨魚
钦羡 qīn xiàn to admire欽羨

xiàn Decomposition & Compounds

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xiàn Decomposition

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