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典范

diǎn fàn

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word Traditional 典範

典范 (diǎn fàn) means "model; example; paragon". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 典范 means

1. model
2. example
3. paragon

The characters in 典范

• 典diǎncanon; law; standard work of scholarship
• 范fànpattern; model; example

Example sentences

• 我该说，他的行为是典范。
  Wǒ gāi shuō, tā de xíngwéi shì diǎnfàn.
  I must say, his behaviour is exemplary.

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