Chinese Word: 粹 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

粹HSK 6

Pinyin: cuì

English Definition: pure; unmixed; essence

Chinese Definition:
①纯一，不杂：纯粹。粹白。粹而不杂。
②精华：国粹(一国文化的精华)。文粹。精粹。
③古同“萃”，齐全，集聚。

Total strokes: 14; Radical: 米

Pictophonetic:卒 indicates the sound; 米 (grain) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 米 [ mǐ ] rice, millet, grain
- 卒 [ zú ] soldier; servant; at last, finally

Similar Characters: 粋

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纯粹HSK 6	chún cuì	pure; unadulterated; purely; completely
纳粹	nà cuì	Nazi (loanword)
国粹	guó cuì	national essence; quintessence of national culture
精粹	jīng cuì	succinct; pure and concise
民粹主义	mín cuì zhǔ yì	populism

1		zuò 做 zhè zhǒng 这种 shì 事 chún cuì 纯粹 shì 是 fā fēng 发疯。 It would be downright [sheer] madness to do such a thing.
2		dé guó rén 德国人 de 的 gōng zuò 工作 tài du 态度 hěn 很 chún cuì 纯粹， yì sī bù gǒu 一丝不苟。 Germans have a pure working attitude, very meticulous.
3		zhè ge 这个 xiàng mù 项目 shì 是 wèi le 为了 chún cuì 纯粹 de 的 kē xué yán jiū 科学研究 ér 而 shè lì 设立 de 的。 The project was established for purely scientific research.