Chinese Word: 徇 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

徇

Pinyin: xùn

English Definition: to give in to; to be swayed by (personal considerations etc); Taiwan pr. [xun2]; to follow; to expose publicly; variant of 侚 [xun4]; variant of 殉 [xun4]

Chinese Definition:
①顺从，曲从：徇私(为了私情而做不合法的事)。徇情(徇私)。
②同“殉”。
③对众宣示。

Total strokes: 9; Radical: 彳

Pictophonetic:旬 indicates the sound; 彳 (step) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 彳 [ chì ] to step with the left foot
- 旬 [ xún ] ten-day period; period of time

Similar Characters: 洵

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Example Words

徇私舞弊	xùn sī wǔ bì	to abuse one's position for personal gain (idiom)
徇情	xùn qíng	to act out of personal considerations; to show partiality
徇情枉法	xùn qíng wǎng fǎ	see 徇私枉法
徇私枉法	xùn sī wǎng fǎ	to bend the law in order to favor one's relatives or associates (idiom)
法不徇情	fǎ bù xùn qíng	The law is impersonal. (idiom)

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Example Sentences

1		zhān 瞻 xùn 徇 è rén 恶人 de 的 qíng miàn 情面， piān 偏 duàn 断 yì 义 rén 人 de 的 àn jiàn 案件， dōu 都 wèi 为 bú shàn 不善。 It is not good to be partial to the wicked or to deprive the innocent of justice.
2		shuō 说， nǐ men 你们 shěn pàn 审判 bù 不 bǐng 秉 gōng yì 公义， xùn 徇 è rén 恶人 de 的 qíng miàn 情面， yào 要 dào 到 jǐ shí 几时 ne 呢。 How long will ye judge unjustly, and accept the persons of the wicked? Selah.
3		dàn 但 wǒ 我 bù de bù 不得不 shuō 说 zài 在 zhěng gè 整个 rén 人 xùn 徇 wèn tí 问题 shàng 上 wǒ 我 duì 对 wǒ 我 de 的 zǔ xiān 祖先 fēi cháng 非常 shī wàng 失望。 But I have to say I'm very disappointed in my ancestors about the whole human sacrifice issue.
4		nǐ 你 xùn 徇 néng gòu 能够 hé 和 lái zì 来自 shì jiè 世界 gè dì 各地 de 的 péng yǒu men 朋友们 yì qǐ 一起 jǔ bēi 举杯， bìng 并 yǔ 与 tā men 他们 fēn xiǎng 分享 zhōng guó 中国 càn làn 灿烂 de 的 wén píng 文凭。 You will be able to drink a toast with friends from around the world and share lots of China's splendid culture with them.
5		kāng xī 康熙 wǎn qī 晚期 bàn suí 伴随 zhí 直 shěng 省 cái zhèng 财政 kuī kōng 亏空 de 的， jiù shì 就是 tān wū 贪污、 xùn 徇 bì 庇、 lè suǒ 勒索 děng děng 等等 de 的 guān chǎng 官场 hēi àn 黑暗 xiàn xiàng 现象。 In the later period of Emperor Kangxi, the magistrates' corruption and cover up the mistakes with each other came after the local authorities' financial deficits.

More Sentences

1		zhān 瞻 xùn 徇 è rén 恶人 de 的 qíng miàn 情面， piān 偏 duàn 断 yì 义 rén 人 de 的 àn jiàn 案件， dōu 都 wèi 为 bú shàn 不善。 It is not good to be partial to the wicked or to deprive the innocent of justice.
2		shuō 说， nǐ men 你们 shěn pàn 审判 bù 不 bǐng 秉 gōng yì 公义， xùn 徇 è rén 恶人 de 的 qíng miàn 情面， yào 要 dào 到 jǐ shí 几时 ne 呢。 How long will ye judge unjustly, and accept the persons of the wicked? Selah.
3		dàn 但 wǒ 我 bù de bù 不得不 shuō 说 zài 在 zhěng gè 整个 rén 人 xùn 徇 wèn tí 问题 shàng 上 wǒ 我 duì 对 wǒ 我 de 的 zǔ xiān 祖先 fēi cháng 非常 shī wàng 失望。 But I have to say I'm very disappointed in my ancestors about the whole human sacrifice issue.
4		nǐ 你 xùn 徇 néng gòu 能够 hé 和 lái zì 来自 shì jiè 世界 gè dì 各地 de 的 péng yǒu men 朋友们 yì qǐ 一起 jǔ bēi 举杯， bìng 并 yǔ 与 tā men 他们 fēn xiǎng 分享 zhōng guó 中国 càn làn 灿烂 de 的 wén píng 文凭。 You will be able to drink a toast with friends from around the world and share lots of China's splendid culture with them.
5		kāng xī 康熙 wǎn qī 晚期 bàn suí 伴随 zhí 直 shěng 省 cái zhèng 财政 kuī kōng 亏空 de 的， jiù shì 就是 tān wū 贪污、 xùn 徇 bì 庇、 lè suǒ 勒索 děng děng 等等 de 的 guān chǎng 官场 hēi àn 黑暗 xiàn xiàng 现象。 In the later period of Emperor Kangxi, the magistrates' corruption and cover up the mistakes with each other came after the local authorities' financial deficits.

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