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chè

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chè Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
chè | che4
English translation
thorough
penetrating
to pervade
to pass through
penetrating, pervasive; to penetrate, to pass through

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About chè

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Number of strokes

7

Traditional form

chè

Contains the radical

chì

Part of speech

Adverbial adjective / 副形词 Fùxíng cí

Learning hint

cut

Etymology of chè

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

彳切

Semantic compound

qiē

Phonetic compound

chì

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. qiē represents the meaning and chì represents the sound. Simplified form of chè .

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Example sentences using chè

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感到 gǎn dào yòu lěi yòu , 需要 xūyào 彻底 chèdǐ 休息 xiūxi .

She felt very tired and thirsty, so she needed thorough rest.

沙发 shāfā 内部 nèibù 彻底 chèdǐ 搜寻 sōu xún le fān .

He had a good rummage inside the sofa.

寒风扑面 pū miàn ,冷彻 suǐ .

An icy wind bit our faces.

1916 Nián 4 yuè 2空袭 kōng xí 警报 jǐng bào 响彻 xiǎng chè le 整个 zhěnggè 爱丁堡 Aì dīng bǎo .

On 2 April 1916 air - raid warnings sounded throughout Edinburgh.

园子透彻 tòu chè de jiāo le 一次 yī cì Shuǐ .

He gave the garden a good watering.

Words with chè

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
彻底 chèdǐ thorough徹底
贯彻 guànchè to implement貫徹
chè thorough chè
彻头彻尾 chè tóu chè wěi through and through徹頭徹尾
彻夜 chè yè the whole night徹夜
透彻 tòu chè penetrating透徹
曼彻斯特 Màn chè sī tè Manchester曼徹斯特
响彻 xiǎng chè to resound響徹
彻查 chè chá to investigate thoroughly徹查
彻夜不眠 chè yè bù mián to be sleepless all night徹夜不眠
彻骨 chè gǔ to the bone徹骨
大彻大悟 dà chè dà wù to achieve supreme enlightenment or nirvana (Buddhism)大徹大悟
彻悟 chè wù fully aware徹悟
凯彻 Kǎi chè Caesar (name)凱徹

chè Decomposition & Compounds

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chè Decomposition

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