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guǎ Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
guǎ | gua3
English translation
widowed; friendless, alone

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About guǎ

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Number of strokes

14

Traditional form

guǎ

Contains the radical

gài

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí

Etymology of guǎ

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Positional decomposition

gài 頁刀

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Example sentences using guǎ

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fēn dùn 身材 shēncái 瘦削 shòu xuē , 秃顶 tū dǐng , shì 清心寡欲 de rén .

Fenton was a thin, balding and ascetic man.

赛克斯先生 Xiānsheng 进来 jìn lái le ― ― zhè rén yòu Gāo yòu pán ,约莫 yuē mo 50 suì , 眉目 méi mù 清秀 qīng xiù , 一副优柔寡断 yōu róu guǎ duàn de 相貌 xiàng mào .

Mr. Sykes entered - a tall, stout man of about fifty, comely of feature , but feeble of physiognomy.

1967 Nián Chéng le 寡妇 guǎ fu

She was widowed in

寡言少语回答 huídá de 问题 wèntí shí 只是 zhǐ shì 往外 wǎng wài bèng 单字 dān zì

A taciturn man, he replied to my questions in monosyllables.

平常 píngcháng zài 办公室 bàngōngshì 寡言 guǎ yán shǎo de 莱希医生 yīshēng 似乎 sìhū shǎo le xiē 拘谨 jū jǐn duō le 几分 jǐ fēn 轻松 qīngsōng

Usually so laconic in the office, Dr. Lahey seemed less guarded, more relaxed.

Words with guǎ

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
寡妇 guǎ fu widow寡婦
guǎ few guǎ
优柔寡断 yōu róu guǎ duàn indecisive優柔寡斷
寡人 guǎ rén I (first person pronoun used by royalty or nobility)寡人 guǎ rén
沉默寡言 chén mò guǎ yán reticent沉默寡言 chén mò guǎ yán
孤寡 gū guǎ to be lonely孤寡 gū guǎ
寡头 guǎ tóu oligarch寡頭
多寡 duō guǎ number多寡 duō guǎ
孤陋寡闻 gū lòu guǎ wén ignorant and inexperienced孤陋寡聞
郁郁寡欢 yù yù guǎ huān depressed鬱鬱寡歡
守寡 shǒu guǎ to live as widow守寡 shǒu guǎ
寡言 guǎ yán taciturn寡言 guǎ yán
寡不敌众 guǎ bù dí zhòng heavily outnumbered寡不敵眾
孤家寡人 gū jiā guǎ rén one who is cut off from others (idiom)孤家寡人 gū jiā guǎ rén
曲高和寡 qǔ gāo hè guǎ highbrow曲高和寡 qǔ gāo hè guǎ
寡居 guǎ jū to live as a widow寡居 guǎ jū
寡淡 guǎ dàn insipid寡淡 guǎ dàn
寡糖 guǎ táng oligosaccharide寡糖 guǎ táng
鳏寡孤独 guān guǎ gū dú fig. people with no one left to rely on鰥寡孤獨
敌众我寡 dí zhòng wǒ guǎ heavily outnumbered敵眾我寡
不患寡而患不均 bù huàn guǎ ér huàn bù jūn do not worry about scarcity, but rather about uneven distribution (idiom, from Analects)不患寡而患不均 bù huàn guǎ ér huàn bù jūn

guǎ Decomposition & Compounds

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