Chinese word dictionary

驽钝

nú dùn · (literary) dull; slow-witted

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Word information

Simplified驽钝

Traditional駑鈍

Pinyinnú dùn

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Character breakdown

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驽nú

tired old horse; old, weak

钝dùn

blunt, obtuse; dull, flat; dim-witted

How to learn 驽钝

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lit. a worn-out horse is reluctant to leave the stable (idiom); fig. a mediocre worker clings to a good position

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obtuse angle

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鲁钝lǔ dùn

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