Chinese word dictionary

莫属

mò shǔ · (the 3rd part of a 3-part construction: 非[fei1] + (noun) + 莫屬|莫属, meaning "to be none other than (noun); would have to be (noun)") (this construction comes after a description of a person or thing that has a certain attribute)

Word information

Simplified莫属
Traditional莫屬
Pinyinmò shǔ
Part of speechDictionary
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How to learn 莫属

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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