人杰地灵
rén jié dì líng · illustrious hero, spirit of the place (idiom); a place derives reflected glory from an illustrious son
Character breakdown
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How to learn 人杰地灵
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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Words with the same characters
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family member; (old) servant
人rénperson; people; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]
地de-ly; structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct
地铁dìtiěunderground railway; subway; subway train
爱人àirenspouse (PRC); lover (non-PRC); CL:個|个[ge4]
别人biérénother people; others; other person