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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
bì | bi4
English translation
throne; steps leading to the throne

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Number of strokes

9

Traditional form

Contains the radical

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí

Learning hint

hill

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

阝坒

Semantic compound

Phonetic compound

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国王 guówáng 王后 wáng hòu 陛下 bì xià 今天 jīntiān jiāng wéi Xīn qiáo 落成 luòchéng 剪彩 jiǎncǎi .

Their Majesties will open the new bridge today.

女王 nǚ wáng 陛下 bì xià 巡视 xún shì wán 这家医院 yīyuàn Hòu wéi 纪念 jìniàn biǎn jiē le

After touring the hospital, Her Majesty unveiled a commemorative plaque.

女王 nǚ wáng 陛下 bì xià duì 大多数 dà duō shù 事情 shìqing dōu yǒu 明确 míngquè de 观点 guāndiǎn

Her Royal Highness has definite views about most things.

国王 guówáng 王后 wáng hòu 陛下 bì xià 赐给 cì gěi 我们 wǒmen 每人 měi rén 一只小银匙欢迎 huānyíng 我们 wǒmen de 到来 dào lái

Their Majesties celebrated our arrival by giving us each a little silver spoon.

Words with

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
陛下 bì xià Your Majesty陛下 bì xià
the steps to the throne

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