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修养 xiūyǎng

修养 xiūyǎng Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 3 English Translations of the word 修养 xiūyǎng .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
xiūyǎng | xiu1 yang3
English translation
accomplishment
training
self-cultivation

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About 修养 xiūyǎng

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Traditional form

修養

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí
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Etymology of 修养 xiūyǎng

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Xiū

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. shān represents the meaning and yōu represents the sound. Simplified form of xiū .

Phonetic compound

yōu

Semantic compound

shān

Positional decomposition

攸彡

Number of Strokes

9
yǎng

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Simplified form of yǎng . Phonosemantic compound. shí represents the meaning and Yáng represents the sound.

Phonetic compound

Yáng

Semantic compound

ér

Positional decomposition

羊儿

Number of Strokes

9

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Example sentences using 修养 xiūyǎng

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对于 duìyú 修养 xiūyǎng 心性 xīn xìng yǒu 兴趣 xìng qù de rén 来说,巴黎 Bā lí shì hǎo 城市 chéngshì .

Paris is a good city for people who are interested in culture.

他们 tā men méi 修养 xiūyǎng hěn 乏味 fá wèi shì 一群无聊 wúliáo 古板 gǔ bǎn de 老家伙 lǎo jiā huo

They're not cultured or interesting, they are boring stodgy old things.

修养 xiūyǎng Decomposition

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修养 xiūyǎng Compounds

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