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犹如 yóurú

犹如 yóurú Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 2 English Translations of the word 犹如 yóurú .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
yóurú | you2 ru2
English translation
similar to
appearing to be

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Traditional form

猶如

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí
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Etymology of 犹如 yóurú

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yóu

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. quǎn represents the meaning and Yóu represents the sound. Simplified form of yóu . Based on the original meaning "type of monkey". The current meaning is a phonetic loan.

Phonetic compound

Yóu

Semantic compound

quǎn

Positional decomposition

犭尤

Number of Strokes

7

Type

ideographic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. kǒu represents the meaning and represents the sound. kǒu (mouth) indicates that the character is only "mouthed", i.e. only used for its phonetic value.

Positional decomposition

女口

Number of Strokes

6

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Example sentences using 犹如 yóurú

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gǒu 惊慌 jīng huāng zhuàng , 犹如 yóurú 关在 juān de 牲口 shēng kou , zhuǎn zhāo juān luàn bèng luàn .

Fear - stricken, the dog turned and flurried like an animal in a pen.

掌声 zhǎng shēng 犹如 yóurú gěi 注射 zhùshè le Zhī 强心剂 qiáng xīn jì .

The applause acted on her like a shot of adrenaline.

斯塔维桑 yǒu 锦绣 jǐn xiù 前程 qián chéng , zhè 前程 qián chéng 犹如 yóurú duǒ wèi bèi 采摘 cǎi zhāi de 花朵 huā duǒ ,娇容无损,摇曳多姿 yáo yè duō zī .

Stuyvesant had his career before him , untouched and quivering, like a still ungathered flower.

de 双眼 shuāng yǎn 深不见底犹如 yóurú 两湾棕色 zōngsè de 深潭 shēn tán

His eyes were like bottomless brown pools.

双唇努起犹如 yóurú 朵玫瑰花蕾 huālěi zài de 鼻子 bízi shǎng wěn le 一下 yīxià

She puckered her lips into a rosebud and kissed him on the nose.

犹如 yóurú Decomposition

See the 5 Chinese characters that make up 犹如 yóurú and their own compounds.

犹如 yóurú Compounds

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  • yóu
    • shù , , , , , , , , , ,
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