Chinese word dictionary

甄藻

zhēn zǎo · to discern talent

Practice word

Word information

Simplified甄藻

Traditional甄藻

Pinyinzhēn zǎo

Part of speechDictionary

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HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

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

甄zhēn

to grade, to examine, to discern; surname

藻zǎo

splendid, magnificent; algae

How to learn 甄藻

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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海藻hǎizǎo

seaweed; marine alga; kelp

甄用zhēn yòng

to employ by examination

甄别zhēn bié

to screen; to discriminate; to reexamine a case

甄选zhēn xuǎn

to select; to pick

甄试zhēn shì

selection test; admission exam

推甄tuī zhēn

to recommend a student for admission to a higher-level school; to put a student on the recommendation track (one of several ways of gaining admission to a higher-level school in Taiwan); abbr. for 推薦甄選|推荐甄选