Chinese word dictionary

晓喻

xiǎo yù · to inform; to convince

Practice word

Word information

Simplified晓喻

Traditional曉喻

Pinyinxiǎo yù

Part of speechDictionary

HSK 3.0Not listed

HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

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

晓xiǎo

dawn; clear, explicit, known

喻yù

metaphor, analogy; example; such as, like

How to learn 晓喻

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.

Related vocabulary

Words with the same characters

Compare how a familiar Hanzi changes meaning inside another word.

比喻bǐyù

to compare; to liken to; metaphor; analogy; figure of speech; figuratively

不言而喻bùyán’éryù

it goes without saying; it is self-evident

家喻户晓jiāyù-hùxiǎo

understood by everyone (idiom); well known; a household name

揭晓jiēxiǎo

to announce publicly; to publish; to make known; to disclose