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Zhuàng

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Zhuàng Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
Zhuàng | Zhuang4
English translation
Zhuang ethnic group of Guangxi, the PRC's second most numerous ethnic group
Zhuang: Bouxcuengh
to strengthen
strong
robust
big, large; robust, strong; the name of a tribe

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About Zhuàng

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Number of strokes

6

Traditional form

zhuàng

Contains the radical

Shì

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí

Learning hint

soldier

Etymology of Zhuàng

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

丬士

Semantic compound

Shì

Phonetic compound

qiáng

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. Shì represents the meaning and qiáng represents the sound. Simplified form of zhuàng .

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Example sentences using Zhuàng

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我们 wǒmen 需要 xūyào 壮汉 tuī zhè liàng Chē .

We need several sturdy men to push this car.

diē yòu ǎi yòu Zhuàng .

My father is short and square.

rén 出名 chū míng zhū Zhuàng .

Fame portends trouble for men just as fattening does for pigs.

这家公司 gōngsī jìn 五年 lái 迅速 xùnsù de 发展 fāzhǎn 壮大 zhuàng dà .

The company has grown rapidly in the last five years.

欣赏 xīnshǎng de 目光 mùguāng kān zhāo 那个 nà ge 修剪 xiū jiǎn ǎi shù de 健壮 jiàn zhuàng de 年轻人 nián qīng rén .

She looked with appreciative eyes at the powerful young man clipping the hedge.

Words with Zhuàng

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
强壮 qiáng zhuàng strong強壯
Zhuàng strong zhuàng
壮大 zhuàng dà to expand壯大
壮观 zhuàngguān spectacular壯觀
健壮 jiàn zhuàng robust健壯
壮举 zhuàng jǔ magnificent feat壯舉
壮丽 zhuànglì magnificence壯麗
理直气壮 lǐzhíqìzhuàng just and forceful理直氣壯
粗壮 cū zhuàng thick and solid粗壯
悲壮 bēi zhuàng solemn and stirring悲壯
壮烈 zhuàngliè brave壯烈
壮士 zhuàng shì hero壯士
青壮年 qīng zhuàng nián the prime of one's life青壯年
雄壮 xióng zhuàng majestic雄壯
茁壮 zhuó zhuàng sturdy茁壯
壮志 zhuàng zhì great goal壯志
广西壮族自治区 Guǎng xī Zhuàng zú Zì zhì qū until 1959, Guangxi province廣西壯族自治區
壮阳 zhuàng yáng to boost male sex drive壯陽
壮年 zhuàng nián summer壯年
波澜壮阔 bō lán zhuàng kuò surging forward with great momentum波瀾壯闊
身强力壮 shēn qiáng lì zhuàng sturdy身強力壯
壮实 zhuàng shi robust壯實
壮美 zhuàng měi magnificent壯美

Zhuàng Decomposition & Compounds

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Zhuàng Decomposition

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Zhuàng Compounds

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  • Zhuàng
    • zhuāng , zhuāng
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