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liù

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liù Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
liù | liu4
English translation
see 碌碡 liù zhou [liù zhou]
variant of liù [liù]
Pīnyīn Pronunciation
lù | lu4
English translation
laborious
small stone
to record
to tape
to write down
to hire
to employ
rocky, rough, uneven; mediocre

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About liù

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Number of strokes

13

Traditional form

liù

Contains the radical

Shí

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí

Learning hint

rock

Etymology of liù

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

石录

Semantic compound

Shí

Phonetic compound

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. Shí represents the meaning and represents the sound. Simplified form of .

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Example sentences using liù

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这些 zhè xiē 活蹦乱跳 huó bèng luàn tiào de 孩子 háizi jiù gòu 成天 chéngtiān 忙碌 mánglù le .

These lively children keep you on your toes.

zài 地上 dì shang le 一会儿 yīhuìr , 注视 zhùshì zhāo 炮轰 pào hōng 结束 jiéshù Hòu 海盗 hǎi dào men 忙碌 mánglù de 样子 yàngzi .

I lay for some time, watching the bustle which succeeded the attack.

整天 zhěng tiān 劳碌 láo lù dàn zhēng hěn shǎo .

He toiled all day long but earned very little.

tiān liàng , jiù 忙碌 mánglù 起来 qǐlai .

She bestirred herself at the first light of morning.

需要 xūyào chī bǎo le 才能 cái néng 度过 dùguò 忙碌 mánglù de 今天 jīntiān .

You'll need the full stomach for the busy day ahead.

Words with liù

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
忙碌 mánglù busy忙碌 mánglù
liù laborious liù
劳碌 láo lù tiring勞碌
庸庸碌碌 yōng yōng lù lù ordinary庸庸碌碌 yōng yōng lù lù
骨碌 gū lu to spin骨碌 gū lu
庸碌 yōng lù mediocre庸碌 yōng lù
一骨碌 yī gū lu in one breath一骨碌 yī gū lu
骨碌碌 gū lù lù spinning骨碌碌 gū lù lù
碌碡 liù zhou Taiwan pr. [lù​dú]碌碡 liù zhou
碌曲县 Lù qǔ xiàn Luqu county in Gannan Tibetan autonomous prefecture 甘南藏族自治州 Gān nán Zàng zú zì zhì zhōu [Gān​nán​Zàng​zú​zì​zhì​zhōu], Gansu碌曲縣
庸碌无能 yōng lù wú néng mediocre and incompetent庸碌無能
碌曲 Lù qǔ Luqu county in Gannan Tibetan autonomous prefecture 甘南藏族自治州 Gān nán Zàng zú zì zhì zhōu [Gān​nán​Zàng​zú​zì​zhì​zhōu], Gansu碌曲 Lù qǔ

liù Decomposition & Compounds

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liù Decomposition

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