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贵族 guìzú

贵族 guìzú Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 6 English Translations of the word 贵族 guìzú .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
guìzú | gui4 zu2
English translation
lord
nobility
nobleman
noblewoman
aristocrat
aristocracy

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Traditional form

貴族

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí
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Etymology of 贵族 guìzú

Familiarize yourself with the origin and historical aspects of the Chinese word 贵族 guìzú .

guì

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Simplified form of guì . Pictograph of two hands carrying a shell. (Shells were used in ancient china as currency.)

Semantic compound

Bèi

Positional decomposition

⿱⿱中一贝

Number of Strokes

9

Type

ideographic

Explanation

Depicts a flag () representing a clan and an arrow ( shǐ ) representing their military power.

Positional decomposition

Fāng ⿱? shǐ

Number of Strokes

11

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Example sentences using 贵族 guìzú

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zhè wèi lǎo 贵族 guìzú mái zài 家族 jiā zú de 墓地 mù dì .

The old patrician was buried in the family vault.

尽管 jǐnguǎn qióng , dàn shì 贵族 guìzú 出身 chūshēn .

Though poor, he has blue blood in his veins.

新兴 Xīn xīng de 商业 shāngyè 阶层 jiēcéng 渴望 kěwàng 得到 dé dào jiù 贵族 guìzú de 接纳 jiē nà .

The new merchant class was anxious for acceptance by the old nobility.

zhè shì 由于 yóuyú 从小 cóng xiǎo 娇生惯养 jiāo shēng guàn yǎng , 目中无人 mù zhōng wú rén , 穷奢极, bǎi 贵族 guìzú 架子 jià zi de 结果 jiēguǒ .

This was what came of early indulgence, and insolence, and extravagance, and aristocratic airs.

贵族 guìzú shì 懒骨头 lǎn gǔ tou ,干活 gàn huó , 可是 kěshì 看来 kàn lai Guò huài .

The aristocracy are too lazy to work, but they seem to get on all right.

贵族 guìzú Decomposition

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贵族 guìzú Compounds

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