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灵活 línghuó

灵活 línghuó Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 3 English Translations of the word 灵活 línghuó .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
línghuó | ling2 huo2
English translation
flexible
nimble
agile

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Traditional form

靈活

Part of speech

Adjective / 形容词 xíng róng cí Xíngróng cí
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Etymology of 灵活 línghuó

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líng

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Simplified form of líng . Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and líng represents the sound.

Phonetic compound

Semantic compound

Huǒ

Positional decomposition

彐火

Number of Strokes

7
huó

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. shuǐ represents the meaning and shé represents the sound.

Phonetic compound

shé

Semantic compound

shuǐ

Positional decomposition

氵舌

Number of Strokes

9

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Example sentences using 灵活 línghuó

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kān le 那股灵活 línghuó 劲儿 jìn r ,心里 xīn li dǎo shì 暗暗 àn àn yǒu fēn .

I was secretly afraid of him when I saw him so dexterous.

手柄 shǒu bǐng hěn 灵活 línghuó ,必须 bìxū 用力 yòng lì tuī 才能 cái néng 转动 zhuǎn dòng .

You have to push on the handle to turn it — it's very stiff.

dào le chī 晚饭 wǎn fàn de 时候 shíhou ,华格这件 shì 大肆 dàsì 宣染,描摹 miáo mó 活灵活现 huó líng huó xiàn .

Wagg told the story at dinner very smartly, with wonderful accuracy of observation.

dāng 死板 sǐ bǎn de 规则 guīzé 强加 qiáng jiā zài 灵活 línghuó de 人类 rénlèi 身上 shēn shang shí , liǎng miàn jiē shū .

When inflexible rules are imposed on flexible humans, both sides lose.

敏捷 mǐnjié ,灵活 línghuó , shū le 不在乎 bù zài hu .

He was quick and agile and he didn't mind losing.

灵活 línghuó Decomposition

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灵活 línghuó Compounds

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