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nearly

Composition


Components

Sounds

Pinyin

dai4 dài

Meaning


Primary

nearly

Alternatives

almost, near

Mnemonic


[d-] Dracula is in the [4] bathroom of the [-ai] high school where he is being bullied by a 歹 skeleton while the other kids look on and egg on the fight. The 歹 skeleton has the vampire pinned to the tile floor, and is trying to make Dracula lick his 厶 elbow. The 歹 skeleton 殆 nearly puts his 厶 elbow in Dracula's 口 mouth, but Dracula quickly turns into a bat and flutters away. He can't believe he 殆 nearly licked that dirty 歹 skeleton 厶 elbow!

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