衍 声 复 词

yǎn shēng fù cídictionary entry

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.)

Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

衍聲複詞 衍声复词 [yan3 sheng1 fu4 ci2] /compound word, such as 玫瑰[mei2 gui1] or 咖啡[ka1 fei1], whose meaning is unrelated to the individual characters (Note: These characters are often not used independently in modern Chinese.)/

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Reference information

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Character information

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Other forms in these source records: 衍聲複詞

衍
yǎn
to spread out / to develop / to overflow / to amplify / superfluous
声
shēng
sound / voice / tone / noise / reputation / classifier for sounds
复
fù
to go and return / to return / to resume / to return to a normal or original state / to repeat / again / to recover / to restore / to turn over / to reply / to answer / to reply to a letter / to retaliate / to carry out / to double / to overlap / complex (not simple) / compound / composite / double / diplo- / duplicate / overlapping / to duplicate
词
cí
word / statement / speech / lyrics / a form of lyric poetry, flourishing in the Song dynasty 宋朝[Sòng cháo] (CL:首[shǒu])

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