勾兑
gōu duì · to blend various types of wine (or spirits, or fruit juices etc)
Character breakdown
Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.
How to learn 勾兑
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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surname Dui; to cash; to exchange; to add (liquid); to blend; one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦[ba1 gua4], symbolizing swamp; ☱
兑换duìhuànto convert; to exchange
兑现duìxiàn(of a check etc) to cash; to honor a commitment
勾gōusurname Gou; to attract; to arouse; to tick; to strike out; to delineate; to collude; variant of 鉤|钩[gou1], hook
勾结gōujiéto collude with; to collaborate with; to gang up with
勾勒gōulèto draw the outline of; to outline; to sketch; to delineate contours of; to give a brief account of