Chinese word dictionary

如丧考妣

rú sàng kǎo bǐ · lit. as if in mourning for one's parents (idiom); fig. (often pejorative) inconsolable; distraught

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Word information

Simplified如丧考妣

Traditional如喪考妣

Pinyinrú sàng kǎo bǐ

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HSK 3.0Not listed

HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

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如rú

as, as if, like, such as, supposing

丧sàng

mourning; mourn; funeral

考kǎo

to test, to investigate, to examine

妣bǐ

one's deceased mother

How to learn 如丧考妣

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Words with the same characters

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考kǎo

to beat; to hit; variant of 考[kao3]; to inspect; to test; to take an exam; to check; to verify; to test; to examine; to take an exam; to take an entrance exam for; deceased father

考试kǎoshì

to take an exam; exam; CL:次[ci4]

比如bǐrú

for example; for instance; such as

如果rúguǒ

if; in case; in the event that

报考bàokǎo

to enter oneself for an examination

不如bùrú

not equal to; not as good as; inferior to; it would be better to