Chinese word dictionary

蝉衣

chán yī · cicada slough (used in TCM)

Word information

Simplified蝉衣
Traditional蟬衣
Pinyinchán yī
Part of speechDictionary
HSK 3.0Not listed
HSK 2.0Not listed

How to learn 蝉衣

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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