Word information
Simplified匹偶
Traditional匹偶
Pinyinpǐ ǒu
Part of speechDictionary
HSK 3.0Not listed
HSK 2.0Not listed
Character breakdown
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How to learn 匹偶
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Words with the same characters
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偶尔ǒu’ěr
occasionally; once in a while; sometimes
偶然ǒuránincidentally; occasional; occasionally; by chance; randomly
匹pǐ(bound form) matching; comparable to; (bound form) alone; single; one of a pair; classifier for horses, mules etc (Taiwan pr. [pi1]); classifier for cloth: bolt; horsepower; variant of 匹[pi3]; classifier for cloth: bolt
偶像ǒuxiàngidol
木偶mù’ǒupuppet
配偶pèi’ǒuspouse