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象征

xiàng zhēng · xiang zheng

Traditional 象徵

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Meaning

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  1. emblem
  2. symbol
  3. token
  4. badge
  5. to symbolize
  6. to signify
  7. to stand for
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Red everywhere

  1. Leon

    为什么(wèishénme)春节(chūnjié)到处(dàochù)都(dōu)是(shì)红色(hóngsè)？

    Why is everything red at Spring Festival?

  2. Dengdeng

    红色(hóngsè)象征(xiàngzhēng)好运(hǎoyùn)和(hé)快乐(kuàilè)。

    Red symbolizes good luck and happiness.

  3. Liangliang

    鱼(yú)也(yě)是(shì)一种(yīzhǒng)象征(xiàngzhēng)，意思(yìsi)是(shì)年年有余(niánniányǒuyú)。

    Fish are a symbol too. They mean a surplus every year.

  4. Leon

    那(nà)我(wǒ)今天(jīntiān)也(yě)穿(chuān)红色(hóngsè)的(de)毛衣(máoyī)。

    Then I will wear a red sweater today too.

  5. Dengdeng

    好主意(hǎozhǔyi)，这样(zhèyàng)你(nǐ)一年(yīnián)都(dōu)有(yǒu)好运(hǎoyùn)。

    Good idea. That way you have good luck all year.

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2 examples
01

说(shuō)明(míng)年(nián)夜(yè)饭(fàn)的(de)饺(jiǎo)子(zi)是(shì)亲(qīn)人(rén)团(tuán)聚(jù)的(de)象(xiàng)征(zhēng)。

This means that eating dumplings on New Year's eve is a symbol of family reunion.

Tatoeba: Chinese by eastasiastudent · English by eastasiastudent · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

在(zài)婚(hūn)礼(lǐ)上(shàng)，交(jiāo)换(huàn)戒(jiè)指(zhi)象(xiàng)征(zhēng)两(liǎng)个(gè)人(rén)对(duì)彼(bǐ)此(cǐ)的(de)承(chéng)诺(nuò)。

At a wedding, exchanging rings symbolizes the couple's commitment to each other.

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