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niǎn

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niǎn Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
niǎn | nian3
English translation
to roll over; to turn on a side

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About niǎn

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Number of strokes

14

Traditional form

niǎn

Contains the radical

Chē

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí

Learning hint

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Etymology of niǎn

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

车展 chē zhǎn

Semantic compound

Chē

Phonetic compound

Zhǎn

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. Chē represents the meaning and Zhǎn represents the sound. Simplified form of niǎn .

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Example sentences using niǎn

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生活 shēnghuó jiù xiàng zài zuò 辗转反 de mèng 一样 yīyàng .

Life was like a restless dream.

Xiàng shù Hòu Shǎn , cái méi bèi Chē Cóng 身上 shēn shang niǎn Guò .

A dodge behind a tree kept her from being run over.

赫特 zài Cóng 巴黎 Bā lí 起飞 qǐfēi de 飞机 fēijī shǎng 辗转反侧 zhǎn zhuǎn fǎn cè le 几个 jǐ ge 小时 xiǎoshí

Hurt had spent a restless few hours on the plane from Paris.

辗转 zhǎn zhuǎn 佛罗伦萨 Fó luó lún sà 罗马 Luó mǎ 博洛尼亚 Bó luò ní yà 三地之间 zhī jiān

He spends his time flitting between Florence, Rome and Bologna.

Words with niǎn

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
辗转 zhǎn zhuǎn indirectly輾轉
niǎn turn half over niǎn
辗转反侧 zhǎn zhuǎn fǎn cè to toss and turn restlessly (in the bed)輾轉反側

niǎn Decomposition & Compounds

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