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额外

额外 éwài

额外 éwài Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 3 English Translations of the word 额外 éwài .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
éwài | e2 wai4
English translation
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About 额外 éwài

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Traditional form

額外

Part of speech

Attributive / 区别词 Qūbié cí
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Etymology of 额外 éwài

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é

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

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

Phonetic compound

Semantic compound

Positional decomposition

客页

Number of Strokes

15
wài

Type

ideographic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. bo represents the meaning and yuè represents the sound. bo here is used iconically as an arrow pointing to the outside.

Positional decomposition

夕卜

Number of Strokes

5

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Example sentences using 额外 éwài

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快速 kuài sù 投递 tóu dì 额外 éwài 费用 fèi yòng .

You have to pay a premium for express delivery.

xiǎng yāo [ zhī miàn ] 可否 kě fǒu qǐng 额外 éwài Jiā ?

I'd like the Ink Squid Pasta . Can you make it extra spicy?

他们 tā men 增加 zēngjiā 额外 éwài shǔ 使书 gēng hòu .

They added extra pages to bulk the book out.

发现 fāxiàn zhuàn diǎn 额外 éwài 收入 shōurù shì 容易 róngyì de .

That he finds to earn some additional income is easy.

额外 éwài de 收入 shōurù 意味着 yìwèizhe 菲莉帕可以 kěyǐ 房租 fáng zū de 钱存起来 qǐlai

The extra income has meant Phillippa can tuck away the rent.

额外 éwài Decomposition

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额外 éwài Compounds

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A Boy and his Dragon

Once upon a time, a Little Boy was living in a village near the woods. One day, a Dragon came out of the cave secluded in the middle of the forest and began to relentlessly follow the Little Boy, always breathing on the back of his neck, burning the young boy at his slightest misstep.

The child received refuge in an old Temple where there were no mirrors allowed, and it was forbidden to speak of life before entering the sanctum. Ancient books, hidden rooms with unimaginable treasures and beauty beyond comprehension, became part of the boy’s new life.

Time went by until, one day, the now old young boy accidentally glimpses his own reflection in a pond. The Dragon smiled back.

Come for Knowledge. Stay for Wisdom.

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