Chinese

克服

/kʰɤ⁵¹ fu³⁵/
to overcome; to conquer; to surmount
  • HSK 3
  • TOCFL 5

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  • characterChinese克 “to be able to”
    • simplified fromChinese剋 “to counteract; to work against; to conflict (especially of one's fate with someone else)”
  • characterChinese服 “clothes; garment; dress”
    • meaningChinese凡 “in general; every, all, any; indicates that the statement applies generally, to all cases.”
    • soundChinese𠬝 “to subdue”
      • ideaChinese卩 “kneeling person”
      • ideaChinese又 “again; once more”

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