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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
bì | bi4
English translation
to break, to destroy; ruined, tattered

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Number of strokes

11

Traditional form

Contains the radical

Part of speech

Pronoun / 代词 dài cí Dàicí

Learning hint

strike

Etymology of

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

⿰?

Semantic compound

Explanation

Depicts shabby clothes that have been beaten down.

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guì 公司 gōngsī de 报价 bào jià tài Gāo , 公司 gōngsī 要求 yāoqiú 减价 jiǎn jià 5%.

Your price is too high. We ask for reduction of 5 %.

收到 shōu dào guì 公司 gōngsī de 定单 dìng dān Hòu ,公司 gōngsī jiāng zài liǎng Zhōu nèi 交货 jiāo huò .

We'll effect delivery within two weeks after receipt of your order.

只要 zhǐyào 数量 shùliàng 减半 jiǎn bàn ,公司 gōngsī 接受 jiēshòu guì 公司 gōngsī de bào pán .

We accept your offer only with the quantity reduced by half.

该报 pán guì 公司 gōngsī de 接受 jiēshòu 十月 Shí yuè 十五日以前 yǐqián 到达 dàodá 公司为 zhǔn .

The offer is subject to your acceptance reaching us before October 15 th.

gāi 商品 shāngpǐn hǎo xiāo . 公司 gōngsī 期望 qīwàng guì 公司 gōngsī lái 订购 dìng gòu .

This commodity has ready market. We expect an order from you.

Words with

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
poor
凋敝 diāo bì impoverished凋敝 diāo bì
敝帚自珍 bì zhǒu zì zhēn a sentimental attachment敝帚自珍 bì zhǒu zì zhēn
民生凋敝 mín shēng diāo bì the people's livelihood is reduced to destitution (idiom); a time of famine and impoverishment民生凋敝 mín shēng diāo bì
弃之如敝屣 qì zhī rú bì xǐ to toss away like a pair of worn-out shoes (idiom)棄之如敝屣
弃若敝屣 qì ruò bì xǐ to throw away like worn out shoes棄若敝屣
破敝 pò bì shabby破敝 pò bì

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