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HSK
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to obey

Composition


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Pinyin

zun1 zūn

Meaning


Primary

to obey

Alternatives

obey, obeys, obeying, obeyed, to abide, abide, abides, to abide by, abide by

Mnemonic


[zu-] Zeus is in [1] front of the [-(e)n] infirmary where he is playing a game on the 辶 road. He wears two 丷 horns made from the top of 酉 bottles on his head and waves a 寸 caliper around. He asks every doctor or nurse who walks by the 辶 road to also play with him, and if they don't 遵 obeys he zaps them with lightning.

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