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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
yù | yu4
English translation
to resist
imperial
(classical) to drive (a chariot)
to manage
to govern
to defend
chariot; to drive, to ride; to manage

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Number of strokes

12

Traditional form

Contains the radical

chì

Part of speech

Status morpheme / 状态语素 Zhuàngtài yǔsù

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

彳卸

Semantic compound

chì

Phonetic compound

xiè

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甚至 shènzhì 我们 wǒmen 防御战 de 战绩 zhàn jì 充满 chōngmǎn zhāo 悲惨 bēicǎn de 失败 shībài .

Even our defensive record was tragically draped in defeats.

jiù Lián zuì hòu de 夹克 jiā kè 足以 zúyǐ 御寒 yù hán .

Not even the thickest jacket was enough to keep out the cold.

jiàn hòu 大衣 dà yī 足以 zúyǐ 御寒 yù hán .

A thick overcoat is a good defense against the cold.

对于 duìyú 现代化 xiàn dài huà 坦克 tǎn kè huò 飞机 fēijī ,有效 yǒu xiào de 防御 fángyù 方法 fāngfǎ .

There was no dependable defense against a modern tank or plane.

军官 jūn guān men 打算 dǎsuàn 重新 chóngxīn 夺回 duó huí 该市 de 防御区

Officers were going to retake sectors of the city.

Words with

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
防御 fángyù defense防禦
to resist
抵御 dǐ yù to resist抵禦
御用 yù yòng imperial御用 yù yòng
御医 yù yī imperial physician御醫
御寒 yù hán to keep warm禦寒
御史 yù shǐ imperial censor (formal title of a dynastic official)御史 yù shǐ
驾御 jià yù to drive駕御
防御性 fáng yù xìng defensive (weapons)防禦性
防御工事 fáng yù gōng shì fortification防禦工事
统御 tǒng yù control統御
御敌 yù dí enemy of the Emperor禦敵
守御 shǒu yù to defend守禦
御驾亲征 yù jià qīn zhēng the emperor leads his troops into battle (idiom)御駕親征
御酒 yù jiǔ imperial wine御酒 yù jiǔ
御手 yù shǒu the emperor's hand御手 yù shǒu
御宝 yù bǎo imperial seal御寶
防御率 fáng yù lǜ earned run average (baseball)防禦率
御夫座 Yù fū zuò Auriga (constellation)禦夫座

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