Chinese

助理

/ʈ͡ʂu⁵¹ li²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
assistant; helper
  • HSK 5
  • TOCFL 5

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  • characterChinese助 “to help; to aid; to assist”
    • soundChinese且 “this”
    • meaningChinese力 “physical strength; physical power; energy”
  • characterChinese理 “to cut and polish jade”
    • meaningChinese玉 “jade (originally nephrite, now also including jadeite)”
    • soundChinese里 “li (a unit of distance equal to half a kilometre in modern Mainland China)”
      • ideaChinese田 “farmland (Classifier: 塊／块 m c)”
      • ideaChinese土 “earth; soil”

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