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xún

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xún Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
xún | xun2
English translation
to ask about
to inquire about
to ask about, to inquire into; to consult

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About xún

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Number of strokes

8

Traditional form

xún

Contains the radical

yán

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí

Learning hint

speech

Etymology of xún

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

讠旬

Semantic compound

yán

Phonetic compound

xún

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. yán represents the meaning and xún represents the sound. Simplified form of xún .

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Example sentences using xún

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他们 tā men de 交谈 jiāo tán shì cháng 典型 diǎnxíng de 情话 qíng huà ,一阵 yī zhèn 轻柔 qīng róu de 询问 xúnwèn tián de 表白 biǎo bái .

They had a great deal of characteristic lovers'talk - a soft exchange of inquiries and assurances.

他们 tā men 不断 bùduàn de 询问 xúnwèn de 英国 Yīng guó zhī háng .

They plied me with questions about my visit to England.

lǎo tōng bǎo yòu zhǎo liù bǎo 询问 xúnwèn .

The old man then went to question Sixth Treasure.

一些 yī xiē 四年学生 xuésheng 写信 xiě xìn 询问 xúnwèn 有关 yǒu guān 研究生 yán jiū shēng 课程 kèchéng de 信息 xìnxī .

Some senior students wrote in asking for information concerning postgraduate studies.

féng 星期日 Xīng qī rì 出发 chūfā , 现在 xiànzài 价格 jiàgé 可能 kěnéng huì yǒu 附加费 fù jiā fèi , qǐng 致电 zhì diàn 热线 rè xiàn 查询 chá xún !

Depart at Sunday, Surcharge fee pls call hotline for enquiry.

Words with xún

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
咨询 zīxún to consult咨詢
询问 xúnwèn to inquire詢問
查询 chá xún to check查詢
xún to ask about xún
质询 zhì xún to question質詢
征询 zhēng xún to consult徵詢
探询 tàn xún to inquire into探詢
欧阳询 Ōu yáng Xún Ouyang Xun (557-641), one of Four Great Calligraphers of early Tang 唐初四大家 Táng chū Sì Dà jiā [Táng​chū​Sì​Dà​jiā]歐陽詢
轮询 lún xún to poll輪詢
追询 zhuī xún to interrogate追詢

xún Decomposition & Compounds

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xún Decomposition

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