táo​zhēn

to mold and educate

  • created sense approved 陶甄 · táo​zhēn · to mold and educate — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    陶甄

    táo​zhēn

    to mold and educate

    to shape character and educate people; to cultivate talent

    陶 (literal) → 陶 · táo · to cultivate 甄 (literal) → 甄 · zhēn · to mold

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  • created sense approved 陶甄 · táo​zhēn · potter's wheel — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    陶甄

    táo​zhēn

    potter's wheel

    (literary) a potter's wheel; used as a metaphor for a ruler governing and shaping the world

    陶 (literal) → 陶 · táo · pottery 甄 (literal) → 甄 · zhēn · to mold

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