zhèn​yīng

to become an official

  • created sense approved 振缨/振纓 · zhèn​yīng · to become an official — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    振缨 / 振纓

    zhèn​yīng

    to become an official

    (literary) to begin a career as a government official; to enter government service

    振 (literal) → 振 · zhèn · to raise 缨 (literal) → 缨/纓 · yīng · chin strap

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  • created sense approved 振缨/振纓 · zhèn​yīng · to live in seclusion — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    振缨 / 振纓

    zhèn​yīng

    to live in seclusion

    (literary) to have high moral ideals and live as a hermit away from worldly affairs

    振 (literal) → 振 · zhèn · to shake 缨 (literal) → 缨/纓 · yīng · chin strap

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

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