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Results for “衍”

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Frequency data: Cai & Brysbaert, SUBTLEX-CH (2010), Creative Commons Attribution. The data includes word forms with at least 10 occurrences in an older subtitle sample. It does not provide current frequency or HSK levels. Absence from the sample does not establish that a word is rare. Names, variants and restricted readings identified in the source appear after general-use entries within the same match type.

衍yǎn

to spread out / to develop / to overflow / to amplify / superfluous

Full entry

衍生yǎn shēng

to give rise to / to derive / derivative / derivation

敷衍fū yǎn

to elaborate (on a theme) / to expound (the classics) / perfunctory / to skimp / to botch / to do sth half-heartedly or just for show / barely enough to get by

繁衍fán yǎn

to multiply / to reproduce / to increase gradually in number or quantity

敷衍了事fū yǎn liǎo shì

(idiom) to do things half-heartedly / to merely go through the motions

衍伸yǎn shēn

to give rise (to) / to spawn / to spread (to)

衍化yǎn huà

to evolve (of ideas, designs, constructions etc) / to develop and change

衍射yǎn shè

(physics) to diffract

衍射角yǎn shè jiǎo

angle of diffraction (physics)

衍生剧yǎn shēng jù

spin-off series (TV)

衍生工具yǎn shēng gōng jù

derivative (finance)

衍生物yǎn shēng wù

derivative / offshoot

衍生产品yǎn shēng chǎn pǐn

derivative product / derivative (in finance)

衍声复词yǎn shēng fù cí

compound word, such as 玫瑰[méi guī] or 咖啡[kā fēi], whose meaning is unrelated to the individual characters (Note: These characters are often not used independently in modern Chinese.)