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疏
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Definitions
- 1. to dredge
- 2. to clear away obstruction
- 3. thin
- 4. sparse
- 5. scanty
- 6. distant (relation)
- 7. not close
- 8. to neglect
- 9. negligent
- 10. to present a memorial to the Emperor
- 11. commentary
- 12. annotation
Example Sentences
1 shown疏 忽招致盜賊。
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Words Containing 疏
to slip up; to overlook by negligence
careless and rash
to dredge
unable to plan
to drift apart
(humble expr.) of humble talent and shallow learning (idiom); Pray forgive my ignorance,...
Shufu county in Kashgar prefecture 喀什地區|喀什地区[kā shí dì qū], west Xinjiang
(poetic depiction of plum blossom)
to unblock
to disperse
lit. heaven's net has wide meshes, but nothing escapes it (idiom, from Laozi 73)
Shufu county in Kashgar prefecture 喀什地區|喀什地区[kā shí dì qū], west Xinjiang
Shule county in Kashgar prefecture 喀什地區|喀什地区[kā shí dì qū], west Xinjiang
close and distant (relatives)
coarse
to mediate
Shule, oasis state in central Asia (near modern Kashgar) at different historical periods
Shule ancient name for modern Kashgar
uninhibited
to help the needy for justice (idiom); to be loyal to one's friends and generous to the needy
shallow
sparse
to scatter
to be out of practice
medical negligence
to become alienated
distributing money, supporting virtue (idiom); fig. to give generously in a public cause
loose, but allows no escape (idiom, from Laozi 老子[lǎo zǐ]); the way of Heaven is fair, but the guilty will not escape
to course the liver and rectify 氣|气[qì] (TCM)
to make a (careless) mistake
to dredge
commentary and subcommentary (of a book)
facilitation payment
lit. casual aquaintances should not come between relatives
sparse
negligence
lit. heaven's net has wide meshes, but nothing escapes it (idiom, from Laozi 73)
sparse
little water and few utensils
oversight
unfamiliar
to neglect one's duties
The net of justice is wide, but no-one escapes.
to loosen
evacuation
to neglect
to clarify (disparate material into a coherent narrative)
eccentric
sparse
inaccurate
close and distant, rich and poor (idiom); everyone
to fail to pay sufficient attention to
osteoporosis
emergency evacuation
distributing money, fighting for virtue (idiom); fig. generous in helping the needy
osteoporosis
indolent
to dredge
to neglect to take precautions
to prune