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距离产生美

jù lí chǎn shēng měidictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
absence makes the heart grow fonder
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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.

Source record: cd-679792331e9a475b. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

距離產生美 距离产生美 [ju4 li2 chan3 sheng1 mei3] /absence makes the heart grow fonder/

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Other forms in these source records: 距離產生美

  • 距
    jù

    to be at a distance of ... from / to be apart from / (bound form) distance / spur (on the leg of certain birds: gamecock, pheasant etc)

  • 离
    chī

    mythical beast (archaic)

    lí

    to leave / to part from / to be away from / (in giving distances) from / without (sth) / independent of / one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦[bā guà], symbolizing fire / ☲

    Lí

    surname Li

  • 产
    chǎn

    to give birth / to reproduce / to produce / product / resource / estate / property

  • 生
    shēng

    to grow / to give birth / to produce / to be born / to arise / to occur / to light (a fire) / to live / to be alive / life / raw / uncooked / unprocessed / unfamiliar / strange / (bound form) student / person engaged in a field / (bound form) male role in traditional opera / (bound form) life / lifetime / (bound form) means of livelihood / (bound form) very / intensely (as in 生疼[shēng téng]) / (bound form) in a forced manner (as in 生拉硬拽[shēng lā yìng zhuài])

  • 美
    měi

    beautiful / very satisfactory / good / to beautify / to be pleased with oneself

    Měi

    (bound form) the Americas (abbr. for 美洲[Měi zhōu]) / (bound form) USA (abbr. for 美國|美国[Měi guó])

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.