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悠久 yōujiǔ

悠久 yōujiǔ Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 2 English Translations of the word 悠久 yōujiǔ .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
yōujiǔ | you1 jiu3
English translation
long (tradition, history etc)

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About 悠久 yōujiǔ

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Traditional form

悠久 yōujiǔ

Part of speech

Adjective / 形容词 xíng róng cí Xíngróng cí
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Etymology of 悠久 yōujiǔ

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yōu

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. xīn represents the meaning and yōu represents the sound.

Phonetic compound

yōu

Semantic compound

xīn

Positional decomposition

攸心

Number of Strokes

11
jiǔ

Explanation

Origin unclear

Positional decomposition

bāo

Number of Strokes

3

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Example sentences using 悠久 yōujiǔ

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这所大学 Dà xué 有着 yǒu zhe 欢迎 huānyíng 海外 hǎi wài 研究生 yán jiū shēng 就读 jiù dú de 悠久 yōujiǔ 传统 chuántǒng

The University has a well-established tradition of welcoming postgraduate students from overseas.

历史悠久 lì shǐ yōu jiǔ de 查尔斯顿 Chá ěr sī dùn 相比 xiāng bǐ 哥伦比亚 Gē lún bǐ yà shì 年轻 niánqīng de 城市 chéngshì

Columbia was a young city compared to venerable Charleston.

这座城堡 chéngbǎo 历史悠久 lì shǐ yōu jiǔ 充满 chōngmǎn le 传奇 chuán qí

The castle is steeped in history and legend.

得克萨斯州 Dé kè sà sī zhōu 墨西哥 Mò xī gē de 贸易往来历史悠久 lì shǐ yōu jiǔ

Texas has a long history of trade with Mexico.

悠久 yōujiǔ Decomposition

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悠久 yōujiǔ Compounds

See all 15 Chinese words that contain the characters that make up the word 悠久 yōujiǔ in their composition.

  • yōu
  • jiǔ
    • jiù , jiǔ , jiǔ , yǒu , , , , , , , , ,
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