Chinese word dictionary

苦行赎罪

kǔ xíng shú zuì · penance (to atone for a sin)

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Word information

Simplified苦行赎罪

Traditional苦行贖罪

Pinyinkǔ xíng shú zuì

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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.

苦kǔ

bitter; hardship, suffering

行xíng

to go, to walk, to move; professional

赎shú

ransom; to buy; to redeem

罪zuì

sin, vice; fault, guilt; crime

How to learn 苦行赎罪

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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不行bùxíng

won't do; be out of the question; be no good; not work; not be capable

行xíng

(bound form) to walk; to go; to travel; (literary) trip; journey; visit; (bound form) temporary; makeshift; (bound form) current; in circulation; (bound form) to do; to perform; capable; competent; all right; OK!; will do; behavior; conduct (Taiwan pr. [xing4]); (literary) about to; soon

行李xíngli

luggage; CL:件[jian4]

银行yínháng

bank; CL:家[jia1],個|个[ge4]

银行卡yínhángkǎ

bank card

自行车zìxíngchē

bicycle; bike; CL:輛|辆[liang4]