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贤 xián

virtuous, worthy; good, able

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8
Level
HSK 6
Radical
贝
Traditional
賢
Type
Picto-phonetic
Made of 又贝 ⿱⿰？又贝

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  1. 她是一个非常贤惠的妻子。
    Tā shì yí ge fēicháng xiánhuì de qīzi.
    She is a very virtuous and capable wife.
    she is one (measure) very virtuous-capable (particle) wife
  2. 你觉得什么样的人才算贤惠？
    Nǐ juéde shénme yàng de rén cái suàn xiánhuì?
    What kind of person do you think counts as virtuous?
    you think what kind (particle) person then count virtuous-capable (question)
  3. 我们应该尊重贤惠能干的女性。
    Wǒmen yīnggāi zūnzhòng xiánhuì nénggàn de nǚxìng.
    We should respect virtuous and capable women.
    we should respect virtuous-capable able (particle) women
  4. 她并不是传统意义上贤惠的妻子，而是事业型女性。
    Tā bìng bú shì chuántǒng yìyì shàng xiánhuì de qīzi, érshì shìyèxíng nǚxìng.
    She isn't a traditionally virtuous wife, she's a career-oriented woman.
    she at-all not-is traditional meaning-on virtuous (particle) wife, instead-is career-type woman
  5. 在那个年代，贤惠是评价女性的重要标准。
    Zài nàge niándài, xiánhuì shì píngjià nǚxìng de zhòngyào biāozhǔn.
    In that era, being virtuous was an important standard for judging women.
    at that (measure) era, virtuous-capable is evaluate women (particle) important standard

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