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HSK
4

to research

Composition


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Pinyin

yan2 yán

Meaning


Primary

to research

Alternatives

research, researches, researching, researched, to study, study, to grind, grind, grinding

Mnemonic


[y-] Yoshi is [2] inside the [-an] pawn shop, where he works. He is 研 researching how to make 石 stone 开 gates that he can sell at the pawn shop as a side-hustle. He uses his big spotted egg to hit and 研 grind a big 石 stone, trying to turn it into a 开 gate. Every now and then he stops and looks at a second-hand book that is on the counter 研 to research how exactly to proceed.

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