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请教汉语拼音

English translation: [jié]

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Chinese term or phrase:劼
English translation:[jié]
Entered by: Denyce Seow

22:33 Jan 11, 2006
Chinese to English translations [PRO]
Linguistics / name
Chinese term or phrase: 请教汉语拼音
左边是一个"吉"字，右边是一个"力"字, 合起来的字怎么读？

我查了2本汉语字典，没查着。请指教。谢谢！
English Chinese Medical Translator - Jimmy Deng
New Zealand
Local time: 13:56
jie(3)
Explanation:
劼 [jié] [qiá] (Unihan:) be discreet, prudent, cautious

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Note added at 17 mins (2006-01-11 22:51:21 GMT)
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I'm wrong. Billy is right... Should be jie(2).
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Denyce Seow
Singapore
Local time: 09:56
Grading comment
thank you very much both of you! I awarded points to weiwei, as she was the first to post an answer. Special thanks to Bill for refining the answer.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +1Pinyin=jie2
billychang
4jie(3)
Denyce Seow
3prudent,diligent
Chen Star


  

Answers


11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Pinyin=jie2


Explanation:
From Babylon

劼
adj. (Trad=劼, Pinyin=jie2) careful, firm

billychang
Local time: 20:56
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in ChineseChinese

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Denyce Seow: Opps, I'm wrong... Should be the second tone. :D
6 mins
  -> Thanks. I just used my Babylon online dictionary. It is quite helpful.
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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
jie(3)


Explanation:
劼 [jié] [qiá] (Unihan:) be discreet, prudent, cautious

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Note added at 17 mins (2006-01-11 22:51:21 GMT)
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I'm wrong. Billy is right... Should be jie(2).

Denyce Seow
Singapore
Local time: 09:56
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 11
Grading comment
thank you very much both of you! I awarded points to weiwei, as she was the first to post an answer. Special thanks to Bill for refining the answer.
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1 day 52 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
劼
prudent,diligent


Explanation:
金山词霸里面汉语词典的解释


劼
jié
<形>
谨慎 [prudent]
劼,慎也。从力,吉声。——《说文》
汝劼毖殷献臣。——《书·酒诰》
又如:劼毖(谨慎)
勤勉 [diligent]
小臣昧戎经,维用赞勋劼。——唐·韩愈、孟郊《征蜀联句》

劼
jié
　ㄐㄧㄝˊ
慎重。
稳固。
勤勉。
郑码：BJYM，U：52BC，GBK：84C2
笔画数：8，部首：力，笔顺编号：12125153

Chen Star
Local time: 09:56
Native speaker of: Native in ChineseChinese
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