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nuò Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
nuò | nuo4
English translation
weak, timid, cowardly

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About nuò

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Number of strokes

17

Traditional form

nuò

Contains the radical

xīn

Part of speech

Status morpheme / 状态语素 Zhuàngtài yǔsù

Learning hint

heart

Etymology of nuò

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

忄需

Semantic compound

xīn

Phonetic compound

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. xīn represents the meaning and represents the sound.

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Example sentences using nuò

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风格 fēnggé 真高或者 huòzhě 是否 shìfǒu 应该 yīnggāi shuì hěn 懦弱 nuò ruò

That was sporting of him. Or should I say cowardly.

zhè 描绘 miáohuì hěn 懦弱 nuò ruò 其实 qíshí 性格 xìnggé 十分 shífēn 坚强 jiānqiáng

This portrays her as wimpy, but she has a very strong character.

马克 Mǎ kè 非常 fēicháng 直率 zhí shuài ér 严肃 yánsù 地说:“ shì 懦夫 nuò fū 。”

"You're a coward," Mark said very plainly and soberly.

Words with nuò

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
懦夫 nuò fū coward懦夫 nuò fū
懦弱 nuò ruò cowardly懦弱 nuò ruò
nuò timid nuò
怯懦 qiè nuò timid怯懦 qiè nuò
愚懦 yú nuò ignorant and timid愚懦 yú nuò

nuò Decomposition & Compounds

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