Chinese word dictionary

兰摧玉折

lán cuī yù zhé · premature death of a budding talent; those whom the Gods love die young

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Word information

Simplified兰摧玉折

Traditional蘭摧玉折

Pinyinlán cuī yù zhé

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Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

兰lán

orchid; elegant, graceful

摧cuī

to destroy, to wreck

玉yù

jade, gem, precious stone

折zhé

to break, to snap; to fold, to bend; to bow; humble

How to learn 兰摧玉折

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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打折dǎzhé

to give a discount

玉米yùmǐ

corn; maize; CL:粒[li4]

折扣zhékòu

discount

挫折cuòzhé

setback; reverse; check; defeat; frustration; disappointment; to frustrate; to discourage; to set sb back; to blunt; to subdue

兰花lánhuā

cymbidium; orchid

折zhé

to break; to fracture; to snap; to suffer loss; to bend; to twist; to turn; to change direction; convinced; to convert into (currency); discount; rebate; tenth (in price); classifier for theatrical scenes; to fold; accounts book; variant of 折[zhe2]; to fold