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吊唁

diào yàn

2-character word

What 吊唁 means

1. to offer condolences (for the deceased)
2. to condole

Other readings

吊唁 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• diào yànvariant of {吊唁|diào yàn}

The characters in 吊唁

• 吊diàoto suspend; to hang up; to hang a person
• 唁yànto extend condolences

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