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疏远 shūyuǎn

疏远 shūyuǎn Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 4 English Translations of the word 疏远 shūyuǎn .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
shūyuǎn | shu1 yuan3
English translation
to drift apart
to become estranged
to alienate
estrangement

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Traditional form

疏遠

Part of speech

Adjective / 形容词 xíng róng cí Xíngróng cí
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Etymology of 疏远 shūyuǎn

Familiarize yourself with the origin and historical aspects of the Chinese word 疏远 shūyuǎn .

shū

Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

疋㐬

Number of Strokes

12
yuǎn

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. chuò represents the meaning and Yuán represents the sound. Simplified form of yuǎn .

Phonetic compound

Yuán

Semantic compound

chuò

Positional decomposition

辶元

Number of Strokes

7

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Example sentences using 疏远 shūyuǎn

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Xīn de 版式 bǎn shì huì 疏远 shūyuǎn shǎng le 年纪 niánjì de 读者 dú zhě qún 并且 bìngqiě 不会 bù huì 吸引 xīyǐn 年轻 niánqīng 读者 dú zhě

A new format would alienate its ageing readership without attracting young readers.

疏远 shūyuǎn Decomposition

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疏远 shūyuǎn Compounds

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