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yǎn

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yǎn Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
yǎn | yan3
English translation
to spread out
to develop
to overflow
to amplify
superfluous
to overflow; to spread out

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About yǎn

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Number of strokes

9

Traditional form

yǎn

Contains the radical

háng

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí

Learning hint

Water  shuǐ going in all directions háng

Etymology of yǎn

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Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

行氵

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Example sentences using yǎn

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反应 fǎnyìng 得到 dé dào de 产物 chǎn wù wéi èr wán 苯基 běn jī 丙二酸 zhǐ de 碱金属 jiǎn jīn shǔ yán 衍生物 yǎn shēng wù .

The immediate products of this reaction are alkali - metal derivatives of dialkyl phenylmalonates.

尽管 jǐnguǎn 那部电影 diànyǐng 不乏 bù fá 亮点 liàng diǎn dàn 还是 háishi 觉得 juéde 过于 guòyú 敷衍了事 fū yǎn liǎo shì

Despite the film's merits I felt it was too pat.

擦身而过 cā shēn ér guò Cháo 人群 rén qún 敷衍 fūyǎn 地挥 le 挥手 huī shǒu

He brushed by with a perfunctory wave to the crowd.

价值 jiàzhí shǔ 百万英镑 de 蝙蝠侠 Biān fú xiá 》的衍生 yǎn shēng 产品 chǎnpǐn

millions of pounds' worth of Batman merchandising

zhè 支乐队 de 专辑 zhuān jí 繁衍 fán yǎn chū 一连串 yī lián chuàn 走红 zǒu hóng de 单曲 dān qǔ 唱片 chàng piàn

The band's album spawned a string of hit singles.

Words with yǎn

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
敷衍 fūyǎn perfunctory敷衍 fūyǎn
繁衍 fán yǎn to multiply繁衍 fán yǎn
衍生 yǎn shēng to derive衍生 yǎn shēng
yǎn to develop yǎn
敷衍了事 fū yǎn liǎo shì to skimp敷衍了事 fū yǎn liǎo shì
衍生物 yǎn shēng wù a derivative (complex product derived from simpler source material)衍生物 yǎn shēng wù
衍射 yǎn shè diffraction衍射 yǎn shè
衍变 yǎn biàn to develop衍變
夏衍 Xià Yǎn Xia Yan (1900-1995), Chinese writer, playwright, socialist critic and movie pioneer夏衍 Xià Yǎn
衍化 yǎn huà to develop and change衍化 yǎn huà
敷衍塞责 fū yǎn sè zé to skimp on the job敷衍塞責
邹衍 Zōu Yǎn Zou Yan (305-240 BC), founder of the School of Yin-Yang of the Warring States Period (475-221 BC)鄒衍
衍射角 yǎn shè jiǎo angle of diffraction (physics)衍射角 yǎn shè jiǎo

yǎn Decomposition & Compounds

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yǎn Decomposition

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yǎn Compounds

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  • yǎn
    • qiān , , ,
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