Chinese word dictionary

阖第光临

hé dì guāng lín · the whole family is invited (idiom)

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Word information

Simplified阖第光临

Traditional闔第光臨

Pinyinhé dì guāng lín

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Character breakdown

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

阖hé

to close; whole, entire, all

第dì

sequence, number; grade, degree; particle prefacing an ordinal

光guāng

light; bright, brilliant; only, merely

临lín

to draw near, to approach; to descend

How to learn 阖第光临

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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第dì

(prefix indicating ordinal number, as in 第六[di4 liu4] "sixth"); (literary) grades in which successful candidates in the imperial examinations were placed; (old) residence of a high official; (literary) but; however; (literary) only; just

第一dì yī

first; number one; primary

不光bùguāng

not the only one; not only

光guāng

light; ray (CL:道[dao4]); bright; shiny; only; merely; used up; finished; to leave (a part of the body) uncovered

阳光yángguāng

sunshine; (of personality) upbeat; energetic; transparent (open to public scrutiny)

灯光dēngguāng

(stage) lighting; light