Chinese word dictionary

禅位

shàn wèi · to abdicate (as king)

Word information

Simplified禅位
Traditional禪位
Pinyinshàn wèi
Part of speechDictionary
HSK 3.0Not listed
HSK 2.0Not listed

How to learn 禅位

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