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Meaning of 孰

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孰
Pinyin: shú
English Definition: who; which; what
Chinese Definition:
①谁,哪个:孰是孰非。
②什么:是可忍,孰不可忍?
③用在表示抉择的反问语句中,有比较的意思:孰与。孰若。孰何。
④古同“熟”,程度深。
Total strokes: 11; Radical: 子
Character Formation:
  • ⿰ Left to right
    • 享 [ xiǎng ] to share; to enjoy; to benefit from
    • 丸 [ wán ] ball, pebble, pellet, pill
Similar Characters: 執
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Example Words
孰料 shú liào who would have thought?; who could have imagined?; unexpectedly
孰真孰假 shú zhēn shú jiǎ what is true and what is fake
孰能生巧 shú néng shēng qiǎo practice makes perfect
人孰无过 rén shú wú guò nobody is without faults (idiom)
人非生而知之者,孰能无惑 rén fēi shēng ér zhī zhī zhě , shú néng wú huò Knowledge is not innate to man, how can we overcome doubt?; We are not born with knowledge, how does one achieve maturity? (i.e. without guidance from a teacher - Tang dynasty essayist Han Yu 韩愈 )
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Example Sentences
1
市场还是民主
,
究竟孰先孰后
?
Which comes first, markets or democracy?
2
二者究竟孰对孰错
?
这取决于以下两个问题的答案
。
Who is right depends on the answer to two questions.
3
但是幸福与成功之间
,
到底孰先孰后
?
But which one comes first, happiness or success?
4
这不是健康保险与税收孰轻孰重的问题
。
This is not an argument about health insurance versus taxes.
5
我权衡名利和爱情孰轻孰重之后
,
选择了爱情
。
I weighed fame and love against each other and love won.