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Meaning of 寡

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寡
Pinyin: guǎ
English Definition: few; scant; widowed
Chinese Definition:
①少,缺少:寡薄。寡恩。寡陋。寡趣。优柔寡断。寡不敌众。孤陋寡闻。寡廉鲜(xi僴)耻(不廉洁,不知耻)。清心寡欲。
②淡而无味:寡味。清汤寡水。
③妇女死了丈夫:寡妇。寡母。寡居。守寡。
④众多鳏。
Synonym: 少
Antonyms: 众 多
Total strokes: 14; Radical: 宀
Character Formation:
  • ⿱ Above to below
    • 宀 [gàimian2] roof; house
    • ⿱ Above to below
      • 頁 [ yè ] page, sheet, leaf
      • 刀 [ dāo ] knife; old coin; measure
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Example Words
孤寡 gū guǎ orphans and widows; to be lonely; loneliness
多寡 duō guǎ number; amount
守寡 shǒu guǎ to live as widow; to observe widowhood
寡不敌众 guǎ bù dí zhòng the few are no match for the many; heavily outnumbered; facing impossible odds (idiom)
寡人 guǎ rén I (first person pronoun used by royalty or nobility)
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Example Sentences
1
你在神面前不可冒失开口
,
也不可心急发言
。
因为神在天上
,
你在地下
,
所以你的言语要寡少
。
Be not rash with thy mouth, and let not thine heart be hasty to utter any thing before God: for God is in heaven, and thou upon earth: therefore let thy words be few.
2
像洪水这样的事件不仅展示了我们的恬淡寡欲
,
也塑造了它
。
Events like this flood not only show our stoicism, but create it.
3
为了行使其功能
,
糖蛋白的寡糖部分必须要能以很多的种类存在
。
In order to perform this function, the oligosaccharide moiety of glycoproteins must have the potential to exist in a large variety of forms.
4
所以
,
帮自己一个忙
:
学着清心
,
你会真得做到寡欲
。
你的精神
,
身体和生活方式都会因此而感谢你
。
So do yourself a favor - learn to care less...and you will truly want not. Your mind, body, and lifestyle will thank you for it.
5
你在神面前不可冒失开口
,
也不可心急发言
,
因为神在天上
,
你在地上
,
所以你的言语要寡少
。
Do not be quick with your mouth, do not be hasty in your heart to utter anything before God. God is in heaven and you are on earth, so let your words be few.