Chinese

研究所

/jɛn³⁵ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵ su̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
research institute (Classifier: 家 m; 個／个 m; 間／间 c)
  • HSK 5
  • TOCFL 6

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  • characterChinese研 “to grind; to rub; to sharpen”
    • meaningChinese石 “stone; rock (Classifier: 嚿 c; 塊／块 c)”
    • soundChinese幵 “even, level”
      • ideaChinese干 “to concern; to be implicated in; implication”
  • characterChinese究 “to reach the end or limit; to exhaust”
    • meaningChinese穴 “hole”
    • soundChinese九 “nine”
  • characterChinese所 “place; location”
    • soundChinese戶 “door”
    • meaningChinese斤 “catty or jin, a traditional unit of weight, equal to 0.5 kilograms”

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