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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
lǚ | lü3
English translation
companion
companion; associate with

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Number of strokes

8

Traditional form

Contains the radical

rén

Part of speech

Status morpheme / 状态语素 Zhuàngtài yǔsù

Learning hint

person

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

亻吕

Semantic compound

rén

Phonetic compound

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他们 tā men 迅速 xùnsù 否认 fǒurèn le 两人 zài 现实生活中是情侣 qíng lǚ 关系 guānxi de 传言 chuán yán

They were quick to dismiss rumours of an off-screen romance.

具有 jù yǒu 我要 zhǎo de 伴侣 bànlǚ 应该 yīnggāi 具备 jùbèi de 所有 suǒyǒu 品质 pǐnzhì

He had all the qualities I was looking for in a partner.

zhè duì 伴侣 bànlǚ 年龄 niánlíng shǎng de 差异 chā yì 招来 zhāo lái le 不少 bù shǎo 闲话 xiánhuà

What set tongues wagging was the age difference between the two partners.

zǒu 进屋 shí 撞见 zhuàng jiàn zhè duì 情侣 qíng lǚ gǎo 两人赶紧 gǎnjǐn 分开 fēn kāi 后来 hòulái yòu 面带 miàn dài 窘色 de zǒu 下楼来

The couple leapt apart when she walked in on them and later came downstairs looking sheepish.

de māo 古斯塔夫 shì 所有 suǒyǒu de 一切 yīqiè ——唯一 wéiyī de 伴侣 bànlǚ

My cat Gustaf was the only thing I had—the only company.

Words with

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
情侣 qíng lǚ lovers情侶
伴侣 bànlǚ mate伴侶
companion
僧侣 sēng lǚ monk僧侶
爱侣 aì lǚ lovers愛侶

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Decomposition

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