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dùn Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
dùn | dun4
English translation
shield
shield; Dutch guilder

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About dùn

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Number of strokes

9

Traditional form

dùn

Contains the radical

Part of speech

Isolated measure word / 量词 liàng cí Liàngcí

Learning hint

An eye  peering from behind a shield  hǎn

Etymology of dùn

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Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

hǎn 十目

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Example sentences using dùn

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千百 zhǒng 矛盾 máodùn de 思想 sīxiǎng Cóng nǎo Zhōng 掠过 lu:è guò .

A thousand conflicting thoughts rushed through his mind.

de huà 矛盾 máodùn Bǎi chū .

His speech contained many contradictions.

这种 zhè zhǒng 自相矛盾 zì xiāng máo dùn de 问题 wèntí 只有 zhǐyǒu 证实 zhèngshí gài měi 之间 zhī jiān de 相互作用 xiāng hù zuò yòng 程度 chéngdù cái Néng 得到 dé dào 解决 jiějué .

This paradox may be resolved by determining the extent of interation between calcium and magnesium.

zhàn zài 那里 nà li , jiù 那样 nà yàng Yáng zhāo shǒu , lèng zhāo ,矛盾 máodùn zhāo ,心焦 xīn jiāo zhāo ,突然 tūrán jiān , duì 自己 zìjǐ 产生 chǎnshēng chū zhǒng 深深 shēn shēn de 厌恶 yànwù .

All of a sudden self - resentment engulfed me.

jiàn 掠过 lu:è guò 武士 wǔ shì de dùn .

The sword glanced off the knight's shield.

Words with dùn

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
矛盾 máodùn contradiction矛盾 máodùn
dùn shield dùn
盾牌 dùn pái shield盾牌 dùn pái
后盾 hòu dùn support後盾
自相矛盾 zì xiāng máo dùn to contradict oneself自相矛盾 zì xiāng máo dùn
茅盾 Máo Dùn Mao Dun (1896-1981), Chinese novelist茅盾 Máo Dùn
谭盾 Tán Dùn Tan Dun (1957-) Chinese composer譚盾
敌我矛盾 dí wǒ máo dùn Either you are for us or against us.敵我矛盾

dùn Decomposition & Compounds

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dùn Decomposition

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dùn Compounds

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  • dùn
    • xún , dùn , shǔn , xún , shǔn , , chūn , , , , , ,
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