Chinese word dictionary

乡绅

xiāng shēn · a scholar or government official living in one's village; a village gentleman; squire

Word information

Simplified乡绅
Traditional鄉紳
Pinyinxiāng shēn
Part of speechDictionary
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How to learn 乡绅

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

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