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灌输

guàn shū

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

灌输 (guàn shū) means "to imbue with; to inculcate; to instill into". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 灌输 means

1. to imbue with
2. to inculcate
3. to instill into
4. to teach
5. to impart
6. to channel water to another place

The characters in 灌输

• 灌guànto irrigate; to pour; to install (software)
• 输shūto lose; to be beaten; (bound form) to transport; (literary) to donate; to contribute

Example sentences

• 父母试图将诚实和工作的重要性灌输给孩子。
  Fùmǔ shìtú jiāng chéngshí hé gōngzuò de zhòngyàoxìng guànshū gěi háizi.
  Parents try to impress upon their children the importance of honesty and hard work.
• 就是这个答案，让那些长久以来被灌输要嘲讽、害怕和怀疑自身能力的人们 把他们的手放在历史的弧线上，将它弯向一个更美好的一天的希望。
  Jiùshì zhège dá'àn, ràng nàxiē chángjiǔ yǐlái bèi guànshū yào cháofěng, hàipà hé huáiyí zìshēn nénglì de rénmen bǎ tāmen de shǒu fàng zài lìshǐ de húxiàn shàng, jiāng tā wān xiàng yī gè gèng měihǎo de yī tiān de xīwàng.
  It's the answer that led those who've been told for so long, by so many, to be cynical and fearful and doubtful about what we can achieve, to put their hands on the arc of history and bend it once more toward the hope of a better day.

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