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The Chinese word yanjiu - 研究 - yánjiū
(to research in Chinese)
Phonetic transcription (Hanyu Pinyin)
yánjiū
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English translations
to research, to consider,
to analyze, to deliberate, to investigate, to discuss
Chinese characters:
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The traditional Chinese characters of yánjiū are identical with the modern (simplified) characters displayed above.
Chinese Pinyin example sentence with 研究 ( yanjiu / yánjiū ) ⓘWriting in Pinyin
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Before using this Pinyin example sentence, consider that Chinese characters should always be your first choice in written communication.
If you cannot use Chinese characters, it is preferable to use the Pinyin with tones. Only use the Pinyin without tones if there's no other option (e.g. writing a text message from/to a mobile phone that doesn't support special characters such as ā, í, ǒ, ù).
Ta zai yanjiu Zhongguo lishi.
Tā zài yánjiū Zhōngguó lìshǐ.– English translation: He is researching Chinese history.
Tags and additional information
(Meaning of individual characters, character components etc.)
to study | to probe
研究 ( yanjiu / yánjiū ) belongs to the 50 most common composed words in Chinese language (rank 28)
研究 ( yanjiu / yánjiū ) belongs to the 50 most common composed words in Chinese language (rank 28)
Chinese words containing the word 研究 ( yanjiu / yánjiū ) :
yánjiūshēng ( 研究生 : graduate student )
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