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Definition(s) for: 著书立说

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
著书立说 zhù shū lì shuō - to write a book advancing one's theory (idiom)

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HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - - 70,873 82,623

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
zhāo- a move in chess (Taiwan pr. [zhuo2])
- trick; tactic
- (dialect) okay; all right
- (dialect) to put in; to add
zháo- to touch
- to come in contact with
- to feel
- to be affected by
- to catch fire
- to burn
- (coll.) to fall asleep
- (after a verb) hitting the mark
- succeeding in
zhe- aspect particle indicating action in progress or ongoing state
zhuó- to wear (clothes)
- to contact
- to use
- to apply
zhù- to make known
- to show
- to prove
- to write
- book
- outstanding
shū- abbr. for 書經|书经[Shu1 jing1]
shū- book
- letter
- document
- CL:本[ben3],冊|册[ce4],部[bu4]
- to write
- surname Li
- to stand
- to set up
- to establish
- to lay down
- to draw up
- at once
- immediately
shuì- to persuade
shuō- to speak; to talk; to say
- to explain; to comment
- to scold; to tell off
- (bound form) theory; doctrine
shuō- variant of 說|说[shuo1]

Other Words Containing 著书立说

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Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo