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guī

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guī Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
guī | gui1
English translation
to follow, to comply with

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About guī

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Number of strokes

9

Traditional form

guī

Contains the radical

Bái

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí

Etymology of guī

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Positional decomposition

白反

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Example sentences using guī

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公元 gōngyuán 586 Nián 圣肯蒂格恩使特威代尔 jùn 皈依 guī yī 基督教 Jī dū jiào

In AD 586 St Kentigern evangelized Tweeddale.

最近 zuìjìn cái 皈依 guī yī 天主教 Tiān zhǔ jiào shì 一名狂热 kuáng rè de 信徒 xìn tú

He was a recent Catholic convert, and very zealous.

Words with guī

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
皈依 guī yī to convert to (a religion)皈依 guī yī
guī to follow guī
皈依者 guī yī zhě a convert皈依者 guī yī zhě

guī Decomposition & Compounds

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