Chinese word dictionary

靖难之役

jìng nán zhī yì · war of 1402 between successors of the first Ming Emperor

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Word information

Simplified靖难之役

Traditional靖難之役

Pinyinjìng nán zhī yì

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Character breakdown

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

靖jìng

to pacify, to appease; calm, peaceful

难nán

hard, difficult, arduous; unable

之zhī

marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; to go to

役yì

servant, laborer; service; to serve

How to learn 靖难之役

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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之zhī

(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的); him; her; it

难nán

difficult (to...); problem; difficulty; difficult; not good

难过nánguò

to feel sad; to feel unwell; (of life) to be difficult

难看nánkàn

ugly; unsightly

难题nántí

difficult problem

难听nántīng

unpleasant to hear; coarse; vulgar; offensive; shameful