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zuǒ

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zuǒ Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
zuǒ | zuo3
English translation
to assist, to aid; subordinate, second

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About zuǒ

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Number of strokes

7

Traditional form

zuǒ

Contains the radical

rén

Part of speech

Verb-like morpheme / 动词性语素 Dòngcí xìng yǔsù

Learning hint

person

Etymology of zuǒ

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

亻左

Semantic compound

rén

Phonetic compound

Zuǒ

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. rén represents the meaning and Zuǒ represents the sound.

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Example sentences using zuǒ

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美乐 Měi lè 皇轩 Hóng 酒色 jiǔ sè 深沉 shēnchén ér 通透 tōng tòu ,酒香醇厚 chún hòu ér 丰富 fēngfù , tián 平衡 pínghéng ér 调和 tiáohé ,实在 shízài shì zuǒ yáo zhī 佳酿 jiā niàng .

It attains maturity quickly but continues to age well over time.

克佐甫平淡无 de shòu liǎn 忽然 hūrán 严厉 yánlì 起来 qǐlai .

Ke Tso - fu's lean, ordinary - looking face suddenly took on a severe expression.

hǎo ā , Bié wàng le dài Xiàng 朱丽叶 Zhū lì yè ěr zuǒ 问好 wèn hǎo .

Good. Don't forget to say hello to Juliet, Bill and Zoe.

瑞秋· zuǒ yīn 作为 zuòwéi 造型师 zào xíng shī de 出色 chūsè cái 能而出名 chū míng .

Rachel Zoe is famous for her facility as a stylist.

佐薇 xià 岩石 yánshí 去够被划满身 mǎn shēn shì shāng

Zoe was badly cut as she scrambled down rocks to reach him.

Words with zuǒ

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
zuǒ aide zuǒ
佐证 zuǒ zhèng evidence佐證
辅佐 fǔ zuǒ to assist (usually a ruler)輔佐
佐料 zuǒ liào condiments佐料 zuǒ liào
佐罗 Zuǒ luó Zorro佐羅
佐藤 Zuǒ téng Satō (Japanese surname)佐藤 Zuǒ téng
佐治亚州 Zuǒ zhì yà zhōu Georgia, US state佐治亞州
佐治亚 Zuǒ zhì yà Georgia, US state佐治亞
巴罗佐 Bā luó zuǒ José Manuel Durão Barroso (1956-), Portuguese politician, prime minister of Portugal 2002-04, president of EU Commission from 2004-2014巴羅佐
佐佐木 Zuǒ zuǒ mù Sasaki (Japanese surname)佐佐木 Zuǒ zuǒ mù
佐餐 zuǒ cān (of food) accompaniment佐餐 zuǒ cān

zuǒ Decomposition & Compounds

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