Chinese word dictionary

沃衍

wò yǎn · rich and fertile (soil)

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Word information

Simplified沃衍

Traditional沃衍

Pinyinwò yǎn

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HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

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沃wò

to water, to irrigate; fertile, rich

衍yǎn

to overflow; to spread out

How to learn 沃衍

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Words with the same characters

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肥沃féiwò

fertile

繁衍fányǎn

to multiply; to reproduce; to increase gradually in number or quantity

敷衍fūyǎn

to elaborate (on a theme); to expound (the classics); perfunctory; to skimp; to botch; to do sth half-heartedly or just for show; barely enough to get by

衍生yǎnshēng

to give rise to; to derive; derivative; derivation