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素 (sou3) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

素 (sou3, sù) — raw silk; white; plain, unadorned; vegetarian (food); essence; nature; element; constituent; usually; always; ever; natural-coloured; simple; basic element; constituent

Classifier

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Usage

Level

beyond HSK

Related words

• 素月 (sou3 jyut2) — a bright and clear moon
• 素淡 (sou3 daam6) — plain (color)
• 素餐 (sou3 caan1) — Vegetarian meals
• 素馨 (sou3 hing1) — (flower) Jasminum grandiflorum
• 素不相能 (sou3 bat1 soeng1 nang4) — unable to get along (idiom)
• 素不相識 (sou3 bat1 soeng1 sik1) — to be total strangers (idiom)

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