Chinese word dictionary

擢发难数

zhuó fà nán shǔ · lit. as difficult to count as hair pulled from sb's head (idiom); fig. innumerable (crimes)

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Word information

Simplified擢发难数

Traditional擢髮難數

Pinyinzhuó fà nán shǔ

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Character breakdown

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

擢zhuó

to pull up, to raise; to select

发fā

to issue, to dispatch, to send out; hair

难nán

hard, difficult, arduous; unable

数shù

count, number, several

How to learn 擢发难数

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.

When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.

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to notice; to become aware of; to discover; to find; to detect; a discovery

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development; growth; to develop; to grow; to expand