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贞节

zhēn jié

2-character word Traditional 貞節

What 贞节 means

1. chastity
2. virginity (of women)
3. moral integrity (of men)
4. loyalty
5. constancy

The characters in 贞节

• 贞zhēnchaste
• 节jiéjoint; node; (bound form) section; segment; solar term…

Words starting with 贞节

• 贞节牌坊zhēn jié pái fāngmemorial arch in honor of a chaste widow

Sounds the same

Read zhēn jié, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 贞洁chastity

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