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Definition(s) for: 忠言逆耳利于行

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)

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HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
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Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
忠 zhōng- loyal; devoted; faithful
言 yán- words
- speech
- to say
- to talk
逆 nì- contrary
- opposite
- backwards
- to go against
- to oppose
- to betray
- to rebel
耳 ěr- ear
- handle (archaeology)
- and that is all (Classical Chinese)
利 lì- surname Li
利 lì- sharp
- favorable
- advantage
- benefit
- profit
- interest
- to do good to
- to benefit
于 yú- surname Yu
于 yú- to go
- to take
- sentence-final interrogative particle
- variant of 於|于[yu2]
于 yú- (of time or place) in; at; on
- (indicating any indirect relation) to; toward; vis-à-vis; with regard to; for
- (indicating a source) from; out of
- (used in comparison) than
- (used in the passive voice) by
行 háng- (bound form) row; line
- (bound form) line of business; trade; profession
- (bound form) commercial firm
- (bound form) to rank (first, second etc) among one's siblings (by age)
- (in data tables) row; (Tw) column
- classifier for rows or lines
行 héng- used in 道行[dao4heng2]
行 xíng- (bound form) to walk; to go; to travel
- (literary) trip; journey; visit
- (bound form) temporary; makeshift
- (bound form) current; in circulation
- (bound form) to do; to perform
- capable; competent
- all right; OK!; will do
- behavior; conduct (Taiwan pr. [xing4])
- (literary) about to; soon

Other Words Containing 忠言逆耳利于行

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