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Definition(s) for: 顾左右而言他

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
顾左右而言他 gù zuǒ yòu ér yán tā - (idiom) to digress from the topic of discussion

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HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - - 74,383 70,460

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
- surname Gu
- to look after; to take into consideration; to attend to
zuǒ- surname Zuo
zuǒ- left
- the Left (politics)
- east
- unorthodox
- queer
- wrong
- differing
- opposite
- variant of 佐[zuo3]
yòu- (bound form) right; right-hand side
- (bound form) (politics) right of center
- (bound form) (old) west
- (literary) the right side as the side of precedence
ér- and
- as well as
- and so
- but (not)
- yet (not)
- (indicates causal relation)
- (indicates change of state)
- (indicates contrast)
yán- words
- speech
- to say
- to talk
- (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his
- (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日[ta1ri4] and 他人[ta1ren2])

Other Words Containing 顾左右而言他

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