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Definition(s) for: 钟灵毓秀

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
钟灵毓秀 zhōng líng yù xiù - (of a place) endowed with a natural beauty that nurtures people of talent (idiom)

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Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

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

Simp Pinyin Eng
zhōng- surname Zhong
zhōng- handleless cup; goblet
- (bound form) to concentrate (one's affection etc)
- variant of 鐘|钟[zhong1]
zhōng- a (large) bell (CL:架[jia4])
- clock (CL:座[zuo4])
- amount of time; o'clock (CL:點|点[dian3],分[fen1],秒[miao3]) (as in 三點鐘|三点钟[san1dian3zhong1] "three o'clock" or "three hours" or 五分鐘|五分钟[wu3fen1zhong1] "five minutes" etc)
líng- quick
- alert
- efficacious
- effective
- to come true
- spirit
- departed soul
- coffin
- (literary) to produce; to foster; to nurture
xiù- (bound form) refined; elegant; graceful; beautiful
- (bound form) superior; excellent
- (loanword) show
- (literary) to grow; to bloom; (of grain crops) to produce ears

Other Words Containing 钟灵毓秀

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