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迟钝

迟钝 chídùn

迟钝 chídùn Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 2 English Translations of the word 迟钝 chídùn .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
chídùn | chi2 dun4
English translation
slow (witted)
stupid

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Traditional form

遲鈍

Part of speech

Adjective / 形容词 xíng róng cí Xíngróng cí
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Etymology of 迟钝 chídùn

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Chí

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. chuò represents the meaning and chě represents the sound. Simplified form of chí .

Phonetic compound

chě

Semantic compound

chuò

Positional decomposition

辶尺

Number of Strokes

7
dùn

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. jīn represents the meaning and tún represents the sound. Simplified form of dùn .

Phonetic compound

tún

Semantic compound

jīn

Positional decomposition

钅屯

Number of Strokes

9

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Example sentences using 迟钝 chídùn

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年纪 niánjì jiān lǎo 使得 shǐ de (反应 fǎnyìng )越来越 yuè lái yuè 迟钝 chídùn .

Age stole onward and benumbed me more and more.

de 迟钝 chídùn , 尽管 jǐnguǎn 显而易见 xiǎn ér yì jiàn , què xián ,因为 yīnwèi Zhōng bìng 包含 bāohán 骄矜 jiāo jīn 自负 zì fù de 成份 chéng fèn .

Her folly, though evident, was not disgusting because it was not conceited.

人群 rén qún 毫无 háowú 热情 rèqíng de 迟钝 chídùn 反应 fǎnyìng 使 shǐ 感到 gǎn dào hěn 沮丧 jǔsàng

I'm depressed by the bovine enthusiasm of the crowd's response.

睡觉 shuìjiào 的话 de huà 工作 gōngzuò 起来 qǐlai huì 变得 biàn de 反应迟钝

Without sleep you will become a zombie at work.

迟钝 chídùn Decomposition

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迟钝 chídùn Compounds

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