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Meaning of 裘

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裘
Pinyin: qiú
English Definition: fur; fur coat; surname Qiu
Chinese Definition:
①皮衣:狐裘。集腋成裘。
②姓氏。
Total strokes: 13; Radical: 衣
Pictophonetic:求 indicates the sound; 衣 (clothes) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:
  • ⿱ Above to below
    • 求 [ qiú ] to seek; to request, to demand; to beseech, to beg for
    • 衣 [ yī ] cloth; clothes, apparel; dress, coat
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Example Words
集腋成裘 jí yè chéng qiú many hairs make a fur coat (idiom); many small contributions add up to sth big; many a mickle makes a muckle
貂裘换酒 diāo qiú huàn jiǔ lit. to trade a fur coat for wine (idiom); fig. (of wealthy people) to lead a dissolute and extravagant life
裘力斯·恺撒 qiú lì sī · kǎi sǎ Julius Caesar, 1599 tragedy by William Shakespeare 莎士比亚
肥马轻裘 féi mǎ qīng qiú lit. stout horses and light furs; fig. to live in luxury
轻裘缓带 qīng qiú huǎn dài reposeful and scholarly (of a general in former times) (idiom)
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Example Sentences
1
就在今天
,
我是世界上最完美无瑕的海岛度假村的贵宾
,
我都感觉自己不是裘
。
托马森了
。
Just for today, I am a guest at the world' s most perfect island resort. I feel less like Jo Thompson than I would have thought possible.
2
今年初夏
,
裘
。
汤姆森这位五个孩子的母亲曾经写过她的梦中之旅
——
走陆路去澳大利亚
。
Earlier this summer, Jo Thompson, a mother of five, wrote of her dream to travel overland to Australia. Now she is ready to set off.
3
我和裘每人都带着一条可折叠的橡皮筏子
,
这是一种可以乘一个人的充气小舟
。
Cho and I were travelling with a pack raft - a small one-person inflatable kayak - each.
4
但是次日裘找到了一只乌龟
,
我们曾经定下不猎杀的规矩
,
但乌龟肉还是救了我们
。
But the next day Cho found a tortoise. We'd made it a policy not to hunt, but that tortoise jerky saved us.
5
让她给你一些建议
,
你甚至可以趁此机会给她选个小玩意
,
小玩意就可以了
,
把你的五花马千金裘放在后面吧
!
Ask your date to give you some in-motion advice and perhaps even pick up something small for each other. Trinkets only.