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xún

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xún Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
xún | xun2
English translation
to patrol
to make one's rounds
variant of xún [xún]
to cruise, to inspect, to patrol

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About xún

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Number of strokes

6

Traditional form

xún

Contains the radical

chuān

Part of speech

Status morpheme / 状态语素 Zhuàngtài yǔsù

Learning hint

To walk  chuò by the river  chuān chuān also provides the pronunciation

Etymology of xún

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Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

辶巛

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Example sentences using xún

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小心 xiǎoxīn 巡视 xún shì ,提防 dī fáng 盜贼, yǒu 任何 rènhé 可疑 kě yí 情况 qíngkuàng , 马上 mǎshàng 打电话 dǎdiànhuà 报警 bàojǐng .

Look out for burglars on the prowl. If you see anything suspicious, call the police immediately.

巡逻 xúnluó 人员 rényuán 两个,然后 ránhòu 开始 kāishǐ 巡逻 xúnluó 这个 zhè ge 地区 dìqū .

The scouts paired off and began to patrol the area.

网球 wǎngqiú 运动 yùndòng yuán 拒绝接受巡边员 de pàn dìng , 所以 suǒyǐ 裁判员 cái pàn yuán pàn 他们 tā men 重新 chóngxīn 比赛 bǐsài zhè 一分.

The tennis players refused to accept the linesman's decision, so the judge ordered them to play that point over.

xún 官于 shì 装成 zhuāng chéng hěn yǒu 威风 wēifēng de 神气 shénqì kāi le kǒu : “ zhè shì 什么 shénme rén ? ”

The patrol leader, with a show of sternness, demanded, " Who is this? "

xún Guān 客客气气告辞 gàocí le 女眷 nǚ juàn men .

The sergeant took a polite leave of the ladies.

Words with xún

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
巡逻 xúnluó to patrol (police, army or navy)巡邏
xún to patrol xún
巡回 xún huí to roam巡迴
巡警 xún jǐng police officer巡警 xún jǐng
巡演 xún yǎn to be on tour巡演 xún yǎn
巡视 xún shì to patrol巡視
巡查 xún chá to patrol巡查 xún chá
巡回演出 xún huí yǎn chū (theater etc) to tour巡迴演出
巡逻队 xún luó duì (army, police) patrol巡邏隊
巡游 xún yóu to cruise巡遊
巡航 xún háng to cruise巡航 xún háng
巡逻车 xún luó chē patrol car巡邏車
巡洋舰 xún yáng jiàn cruiser (warship)巡洋艦
巡抚 xún fǔ inspector-general of province in Ming and Qing times巡撫
巡逻艇 xún luó tǐng patrol boat巡邏艇
巡礼 xún lǐ to go on a sightseeing tour巡禮
巡航导弹 xún háng dǎo dàn cruise missile巡航導彈
出巡 chū xún to go on an inspection tour出巡 chū xún
巡捕 xún bǔ to patrol巡捕 xún bǔ
逡巡 qūn xún to draw back逡巡 qūn xún

xún Decomposition & Compounds

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xún Decomposition

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