Chinese Word: 苏 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

苏 (Trad.: 甦, 蘇)HSK 6

Pinyin: sū

English Definition: Perilla frutescens (Chinese basil or wild red basil); place name; to revive; used as phonetic in transliteration; variant of 苏 ; to revive

Chinese Definition:
①唤醒；昏迷后醒过来。［合］苏省(苏醒)；苏活(苏醒；复活)；苏兴(犹苏醒)。
②割草；取草。［例］行者践其首脊，苏者取而爨之而已。——《庄子·天运》。
③引申为取。［例］苏粪壤以充帏兮。——《离骚》。
④困顿后获得休息。［合］苏息；苏坐(散坐；随便坐)。
⑤拯救；解救。［合］苏困(解除困苦)；苏枯(使枯萎的草木复活。比喻使困顿、灾难中的人得到拯救)；苏世(犹醒世)。

Total strokes: 7; Radical: 艸

Pictophonetic: 稣 indicates the sound; 艹 (plant) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿱ Above to below
- 艹 [ cǎo ] grass, weed, plant, herb
- 办 [ bàn ] to set up; to manage, to run; to deal with, to handle

Similar Characters: 芄

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Example Words

苏联	sū lián	Soviet Union, 1922-1991; abbr. for Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) 苏维埃社会主义共和国联盟
江苏	jiāng sū	Jiangsu province (Kiangsu) in southeast China, abbr. 苏 , capital Nanjing 南京
复苏	fù sū	to recover (health, economic); to resuscitate; anabiosis
复苏	fù sū	variant of 复苏 ; to recover (health, economic); to resuscitate; anabiosis
苏维埃	sū wéi āi	Soviet (council)

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Example Sentences

1		wǒ xǐ huān 我喜欢 hē 喝 sū dá 苏打 qì shuǐ 汽水。 I like to drink soda.
2		hóng rì 红日 chū 初 shēng 升， wàn wù 万物 fù sū 复苏。 The sun rises, and all things come to life.
3		zhè ge 这个 xiàn 县 wèi yú 位于 jiāng sū shěng 江苏省 de 的 zhōng bù 中部。 This county is located in the central part of Jiangsu province.
4		jīng jì 经济 fù sū 复苏 shì 是 guó jiā 国家 zhì guān zhòng yào 至关重要 de 的 rèn wu 任务。 Economic recovery is a crucial task for the country.
5		zhèng fǔ 政府 cǎi qǔ 采取 le 了 jī jí 积极 cuò shī 措施 cù jìn 促进 jīng jì 经济 fù sū 复苏。 The government has taken active measures to promote economic recovery.

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1		wǒ xǐ huān 我喜欢 hē 喝 sū dá 苏打 qì shuǐ 汽水。 I like to drink soda.
2		hóng rì 红日 chū 初 shēng 升， wàn wù 万物 fù sū 复苏。 The sun rises, and all things come to life.
3		zhè ge 这个 xiàn 县 wèi yú 位于 jiāng sū shěng 江苏省 de 的 zhōng bù 中部。 This county is located in the central part of Jiangsu province.
4		jīng jì 经济 fù sū 复苏 shì 是 guó jiā 国家 zhì guān zhòng yào 至关重要 de 的 rèn wu 任务。 Economic recovery is a crucial task for the country.
5		zhèng fǔ 政府 cǎi qǔ 采取 le 了 jī jí 积极 cuò shī 措施 cù jìn 促进 jīng jì 经济 fù sū 复苏。 The government has taken active measures to promote economic recovery.

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