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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
lí | li2
English translation
dripping water; a river in Guangxi province

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Number of strokes

13

Traditional form

Contains the radical

shuǐ

Part of speech

Status morpheme / 状态语素 Zhuàngtài yǔsù

Learning hint

water

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

氵离

Semantic compound

shuǐ

Phonetic compound

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. shuǐ represents the meaning and represents the sound. Simplified form of .

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zài zhè 集中 jízhōng ,这批仁人君子 rén rén jūn zǐ zhēng 面红耳赤 miàn hóng ěr chì ,醉意淋漓 lín lí .

This sage conclave disputed high and drank deep.

鲜血 xiān xuè 淋漓 lín lí de nèn ròu jiù 暴露 bàolù 在外 zài wài .

The soft and bloody insides are exposed.

这番表演 biǎoyǎn , zhēn 可谓 kě wèi 淋漓尽致 lín lí jìn zhì .

He put on an act, which showed him up completely.

我们 wǒmen 搬动 bān dòng 家具 jiājù 大费气力 qì lì , lěi 大汗淋漓 dà hàn lín lí .

We were sweating profusely from the exertion of moving the furniture.

没过五分钟骑手 qí shǒu dōu 大汗淋漓 dà hàn lín lí

Both horse and rider were dripping with sweat within five minutes.

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
淋漓尽致 lín lí jìn zhì lit. extreme saturation (idiom)淋漓盡致
大汗淋漓 dà hàn lín lí dripping with sweat大汗淋漓 dà hàn lín lí
淋漓 lín lí pouring淋漓 lín lí
酣畅淋漓 hān chàng lín lí to one's heart's content (idiom)酣暢淋漓
漓江 Lí jiāng River Li, Guangxi灕江
痛快淋漓 tòng kuài lín lí joyous痛快淋漓 tòng kuài lín lí
seep through
鲜血淋漓 xiān xuè lín lí dripping blood鮮血淋漓

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