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HSK
7-9

to denounce

Composition


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Pinyin

qian3 qiǎn

Meaning


Primary

to denounce

Alternatives

denounce, denounced, denounces, denouncing, to condemn, condemn

Mnemonic


[qi-] Kirby is in the [3] basement of the [-an] pawn shop trying to steal something. He grabs a second-hand purse that is there, but before he can leave, a dwarf comes running down an underground 辶 road that feeds into the pawn shop basement. He 谴 denounces Kirby by throwing 讠 words of rebuke at him. Kirby, 谴 denounced, simply frowns guiltily, purse still in his hands.

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