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bīn

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bīn Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
bīn | bin1
English translation
to approach
to border on
near
to approach; near, on the verge of

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About bīn

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Number of strokes

16

Traditional form

bīn

Contains the radical

shuǐ

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí

Learning hint

water

Etymology of bīn

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

氵频

Semantic compound

shuǐ

Phonetic compound

pín

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. shuǐ represents the meaning and pín represents the sound. Simplified form of bīn .

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Example sentences using bīn

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战后 zhàn hòu 哈迪 Hǎ dí 家族 jiā zú 濒于 bīn yú 破产 pòchǎn

After the war, The House of Hardie came near to bankruptcy.

这种 zhè zhǒng 飞机 fēijī zài 1942 Nián 年初 nián chū jiù 濒临 bīnlín 淘汰 táotài le

The aircraft was nearing obsolescence by early

一周 yī zhōu 之内 zhī nèi Cóng 这家濒临破产 de 企业 qǐyè 抽走 le 数千英镑 Yīng bàng de 资金 zījīn

He had siphoned thousands of pounds a week from the failing business.

Words with bīn

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
濒临 bīnlín on the edge of瀕臨
濒危 bīn wēi endangered (species)瀕危
濒死 bīn sǐ nearing death瀕死
bīn near bīn
濒于 bīn yú near to瀕於
濒近 bīn jìn on the brink瀕近

bīn Decomposition & Compounds

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bīn Decomposition

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