Chinese word dictionary

聚萤映雪

jù yíng yìng xuě · lit. to collect fireflies and study by their light (idiom); fig. ambitious student from impoverished background; burning the midnight oil

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Word information

Simplified聚萤映雪

Traditional聚螢映雪

Pinyinjù yíng yìng xuě

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.

聚jù

to assemble, to collect, to meet

萤yíng

firefly, glow-worm

映yìng

to project; to reflect; to shine

雪xuě

snow; wipe away shame, avenge

How to learn 聚萤映雪

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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Words with the same characters

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雪xuě

snow; CL:場|场[chang2]; (literary) to wipe away (a humiliation etc); surname Xue

聚jù

to assemble; to gather (transitive or intransitive); (chemistry) poly-

聚餐jùcān

communal meal; formal dinner of club or group

聚会jùhuì

party; gathering; to meet; to get together

反映fǎnyìng

to mirror; to reflect; mirror image; reflection; (fig.) to report; to make known; to render

雪糕xuěgāo

ice cream bar; ice cream popsicle