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miǎn

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miǎn Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
miǎn | mian3
English translation
to exhort
to make an effort
to endeavor, to make an effort; to urge

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About miǎn

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Number of strokes

9

Traditional form

miǎn

Contains the radical

Part of speech

Status morpheme / 状态语素 Zhuàngtài yǔsù

Learning hint

strength

Etymology of miǎn

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

免力

Semantic compound

Phonetic compound

miǎn

Explanation

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

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Example sentences using miǎn

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diǎn 起脚 cái 勉强 miǎnqiǎng gòu zhāo 电钮 diàn niǔ .

By standing on tip - toe, I managed to reach the button.

我们 wǒmen zhǐ yāo gěi 稍加 diǎn fēn , jiù Néng 勉强 miǎnqiǎng 及格 jígé .

If we mark him up a tiny bit, he'll just get through.

diào dào 河里 le , 由于 yóuyú bèi 沉重 chénzhòng de 大衣 dà yī suǒ kùn , zhǐ 勉强 miǎnqiǎng Yóu dào 河岸 hé àn .

He fell into the river and, because he was embarrassessed by his heavy overcoat, only managed to swim to the bank.

"勉强 miǎnqiǎng 笑笑,可是 kěshì 一起 yīqǐ jiàn 镜子 jìngzi 绿帽檐 mào yán 底下 dǐ xia de 笑影便 biàn 立即 lìjí 下决心 xià jué xīn le .

She laughed unwillingly, and the laughing reflection under the green brim decided her instantly.

de 例证 lì zhèng 有些 yǒu xiē 勉强 miǎnqiǎng .

He just cited a farfetched illustration.

Words with miǎn

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
勉强 miǎnqiǎng reluctant勉強
勉励 miǎnlì to encourage勉勵
勤勉 qín miǎn diligence勤勉 qín miǎn
miǎn to exhort miǎn
勉为其难 miǎn wéi qí nán to do sth reluctantly勉為其難
勉勉强强 miǎn miǎn qiǎng qiǎng to achieve with difficulty勉勉強強
勉力 miǎn lì to strive勉力 miǎn lì
自勉 zì miǎn to encourage oneself自勉 zì miǎn
勉县 Miǎn Xiàn Mian County in Hanzhong 漢中|汉中 Hàn zhōng [Hàn​zhōng], Shaanxi勉縣
劝勉 quàn miǎn to advise勸勉

miǎn Decomposition & Compounds

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miǎn Decomposition

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