Chinese word dictionary

沦为

lún wéi · to sink down to; to be reduced to (sth inferior)

Word information

Simplified沦为
Traditional淪為
Pinyinlún wéi
Part of speechDictionary
HSK 3.0Not listed
HSK 2.0Not listed

How to learn 沦为

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.

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