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yōu

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Definitions

  1. 1. remote
  2. 2. hidden away
  3. 3. secluded
  4. 4. serene
  5. 5. peaceful
  6. 6. to imprison
  7. 7. in superstition indicates the underworld
  8. 8. ancient district spanning Liaonang and Hebei provinces

Example Sentences

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靈存在著。
Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 13256977)

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Words Containing 幽

幽闭恐惧
yōu bì kǒng jù

claustrophobia

幽美
yōu měi

(of a location) beautiful and tranquil

幽径
yōu jìng

secluded path

幽僻
yōu pì

secluded

幽禁
yōu jìn

to place under house arrest; to imprison

棕头幽鹛
zōng tóu yōu méi

(bird species of China) puff-throated babbler (Pellorneum ruficeps)

一个幽灵在欧洲游荡
yī gè yōu líng zài ōu zhōu yóu dàng

Ein Gespenst geht um in Europa.

幽怨
yōu yuàn

hidden bitterness, secret grudge

探幽发微
tàn yōu fā wēi

to probe deeply and uncover minute details

幽灵
yōu líng

specter

幽邃
yōu suì

profound and unfathomable

幽门螺杆菌
yōu mén luó gǎn jūn

Helicobacter pylori (stomach bacterium)

幽深
yōu shēn

serene and hidden in depth or distance

清幽
qīng yōu

(of a location) quiet and secluded

白腹幽鹛
bái fù yōu méi

(bird species of China) spot-throated babbler (Pellorneum albiventre)

幽冥
yōu míng

dark

幽囹
yōu líng

to keep in confinement

幽闭恐惧症
yōu bì kǒng jù zhèng

claustrophobia

幽州
yōu zhōu

Youzhou, ancient province in north Hebei and Liaoning

幽静
yōu jìng

quiet

幽寂
yōu jì

(of a place) isolated and quiet

幽暗
yōu àn

gloom

幽浮
yōu fú

UFO (loanword)

幽默
yōu mò

(loanword) humor

幽雅
yōu yǎ

serene and elegant (of a place)

幽门
yōu mén

pylorus (anatomy)

幽香
yōu xiāng

delicate fragrance

幽绿
yōu lǜ

moss green

幽默感
yōu mò gǎn

sense of humor

幽门螺旋菌
yōu mén luó xuán jūn

Helicobacter pylori (stomach bacterium)

幽谷
yōu gǔ

deep valley

幽微
yōu wēi

faint

幽魂
yōu hún

ghost

幽幽
yōu yōu

faint

幽明
yōu míng

the hidden and the visible; that which can be seen and that which cannot; darkness and light; night and day; wisdom and ignorance; evil and good; the living and the dead; men and ghosts

幽门螺旋杆菌
yōu mén luó xuán gǎn jūn

Helicobacter pylori (stomach bacterium)

周幽王
zhōu yōu wáng

King You of Zhou (795-771 BC), last king of Western Zhou 西周[xī zhōu]

幽会
yōu huì

lovers' rendezvous