Chinese word dictionary

谰调

lán diào · slander; calumny; to accuse unjustly

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Word information

Simplified谰调

Traditional讕調

Pinyinlán diào

Part of speechDictionary

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Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

谰lán

to slander, to defame; a false accusation

调diào

tune, melody, key; to transfer, to exchange

How to learn 谰调

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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