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yīn

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yīn Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
yīn | yin1
English translation
marriage connections
variant of yīn [yīn]
relatives by marriage

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About yīn

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Number of strokes

9

Traditional form

yīn

Contains the radical

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí

Learning hint

A woman  related by  yīn marriage

Etymology of yīn

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Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

女因

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Example sentences using yīn

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婚姻 hūnyīn 破裂 pò liè 不久 bù jiǔ ,约翰 Yuē hàn 经历 jīnglì le Duàn 短暂 duǎn zàn de 艰难 jiānnán 时期 shíqī .

John passed through a difficult period shortly after his marriage broke down.

婚姻 hūnyīn 如同 rú tóng 穿 chuān xié ,舒服 shūfu 舒服 shūfu ,只有 zhǐyǒu jiǎo 知道 zhīdào .(鞋子 xié zi 已经 yǐjīng 穿 chuān shǎng ,舒服 shūfu de 还好 hái hǎo shuì ,不舒服的 bàn ?)

There must be a cavity around when a mouse ridicule a cat.

其他 qítā 可用 de 固定 gùdìng yǒu běn 偶姻 huò 安息 ān xī xiāng děng 含油 hán yóu 树脂 shù zhī .

Other fixatives which may be used include the oleoresins such as benzoin, or styrax.

辅导员 fǔ dǎo yuán Tán le de 婚姻 hūnyīn 窘况 jiǒng kuàng .

He talked to a counsellor about his marriage difficulties.

受不了 shòubùliǎo 这段婚姻 hūnyīn de 限制 xiànzhì

I can't stand the confines of this marriage.

Words with yīn

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
婚姻 hūnyīn matrimony婚姻 hūnyīn
婚姻法 hūn yīn fǎ marriage law婚姻法 hūn yīn fǎ
联姻 lián yīn related by marriage聯姻
姻缘 yīn yuán a marriage predestined by fate姻緣
yīn marriage connections yīn
姻亲 yīn qīn affinity姻親
包办婚姻 bāo bàn hūn yīn forced marriage包辦婚姻

yīn Decomposition & Compounds

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yīn Decomposition

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