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姑且 gūqiě

姑且 gūqiě Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 5 English Translations of the word 姑且 gūqiě .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
gūqiě | gu1 qie3
English translation
temporarily
the time being
for the moment
provisional
tentatively

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Traditional form

姑且 gūqiě

Part of speech

Adverb / 副词 fù cí Fù cí
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Etymology of 姑且 gūqiě

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Type

ideographic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Positional decomposition

女古

Number of Strokes

8
qiě

Type

pictographic

Explanation

Originally a pictograph of a sacrificial altar. The current meaning "moreover" is a phonetic loan.

Positional decomposition

月一

Number of Strokes

5

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看见 kànjiàn Lín xiān shēng 急苦 le ,寿生姑且 gūqiě 安慰 ānwèi zhāo , 忍不住 rěnbuzhù tàn 了一 kǒu .

Shousheng tried to comfort Mr. Lin, though he couldn't help sighing himself.

姑且 gūqiě Decomposition

See the 3 Chinese characters that make up 姑且 gūqiě and their own compounds.

姑且 gūqiě Compounds

See all 142 Chinese words that contain the characters that make up the word 姑且 gūqiě in their composition.

  • qiě
    • zhù
      • chú , , , chú , , chú
      • , , , ,
    • xiàn
      • biāo
        • máo , bìn , zōng , liè , , , sōng , rán , kūn , kūn , , fǎng , dàn , kūn , bìn , , tiáo , , máo , xiū , kuò , zhuā , shāo , , , péng , quán , jiān , , jiū , , lián , zhěn , sān , màn , mán , sēng , huán , kuài , , , , , , , , , , ,
        • , 髿, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , bìn ,
      • xuán ,
    • xìn
    • cuó
      • zhā , , , ,
    • jiě , , , , , , , guǎ , dié , , , , , , , , , , dié , , , , , , zhā , chá , , , , , chú , , zǎng , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
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