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象征

xiàng zhēng

Old HSK 5 HSK 3.0 level 5 2-character word Traditional 象徵

象征 (xiàng zhēng) means "to symbolize; emblem". It is an HSK 3.0 level 5 word, and was HSK 5 in the old six-level list.

What 象征 means

1. symbol; emblem
2. to symbolize; to signify; to represent

The characters in 象征

• 象xiàngelephant; shape; form
• 征zhēngjourney; trip; expedition

Example sentences

• 旗是国家象征。
  Qí shì guójiā xiàngzhēng.
  A flag is a national symbol.
• 旗帜是国家象征。
  A flag is a national symbol.
• 富士山是日本的象征。
  Mt. Fuji is a symbol of Japan.
• 说明年夜饭的饺子是亲人团聚的象征。
  Shuōmíng niányèfàn de jiǎozi shì qīnrén tuánjù de xiàngzhēng.
  This means that eating dumplings on New Year's eve is a symbol of family reunion.
• 这条腰带对我来说成为了恐惧的象征。
  The belt became a symbol of fear for me.
• 文学作品中常用夜来香来象征思念与柔情。
  In literary works, night-blooming jasmine is often used to symbolize longing and tenderness.

Words starting with 象征

• 象征性xiàng zhēng xìngsymbolic; emblem; token
• 象征主义xiàng zhēng zhǔ yìsymbolism

Where 象征 is taught

In the GraphChinese course it is part of Symbols & Items (HSK 5), each one a topic in the dependency graph of HSK 1–6 that opens only once its prerequisites are solid.

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• Every HSK 5 word, with the rest of its level.
• The four tones and the neutral tone, to read xiàng zhēng correctly.
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