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偶像 ǒuxiàng

偶像 ǒuxiàng Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 1 English Translations of the word 偶像 ǒuxiàng .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
ǒuxiàng | ou3 xiang4
English translation
idol

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Traditional form

偶像 ǒuxiàng

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí
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Etymology of 偶像 ǒuxiàng

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ǒu

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. rén represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Phonetic compound

Semantic compound

rén

Positional decomposition

亻禺

Number of Strokes

11
xiàng

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. rén represents the meaning and xiàng represents the sound.

Phonetic compound

xiàng

Semantic compound

rén

Positional decomposition

亻象

Number of Strokes

13

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Example sentences using 偶像 ǒuxiàng

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suì shí , shì 父母 fù mǔ wéi 完美无缺 wán měi wú quē de 崇拜 chóngbài 偶像 ǒuxiàng .

When I was eight years old, my parents were faultless gods.

青少年 qīngshàonián 偶像 ǒuxiàng duì 孩子 háizi men de 影响 yǐngxiǎng 非常 fēicháng shēn

Teenage idols have a strong influence on our children.

Néng 模仿 mófǎng 大多数 dà duō shù 自己 zìjǐ 崇拜 chóngbài de 偶像 ǒuxiàng de 讲话 jiǎng huà 写作 xiězuò 风格 fēnggé

He could imitate in speech or writing most of those he admired.

看起来 kàn qǐ lai xiàng shì 青少年 qīngshàonián 偶像 ǒuxiàng ér gēng xiàng 股票 gǔpiào 经纪人 jīng jì rén

He looks more like a stockbroker than a teen idol.

戴维开始 kāishǐ 讨厌 tǎoyàn 所有 suǒyǒu Zēng 喜欢 xǐhuan de 吸烟 xī yān de 电视 diànshì 偶像 ǒuxiàng le

David began to dislike all his television heroes who smoked.

偶像 ǒuxiàng Decomposition

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偶像 ǒuxiàng Compounds

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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.

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