楚楚
chǔ chǔ
Pinyin

Definition

楚楚
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chǔ chǔ
  1. neat
  2. lovely

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

清楚
qīng chu
  1. 1 clear
  2. 2 distinct
  3. 3 to understand thoroughly
  4. 4 to be clear about
宋楚瑜
Sòng Chǔ yú
  1. 1 James Soong (1942-), Taiwanese politician expelled from Guomindang in 2000 when he founded People First Party 親民黨|亲民党
楚楚
chǔ chǔ
  1. 1 neat
  2. 2 lovely
痛楚
tòng chǔ
  1. 1 pain
  2. 2 anguish
  3. 3 suffering
苦楚
kǔ chǔ
  1. 1 suffering
  2. 2 misery
  3. 3 pain (esp. psychological)
酸楚
suān chǔ
  1. 1 disconsolate
  2. 2 forlorn
  3. 3 grievance
一清二楚
yī qīng èr chǔ
  1. 1 to be very clear about sth (idiom)
四面楚歌
sì miàn Chǔ gē
  1. 1 lit. on all sides, the songs of Chu (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. surrounded by enemies, isolated and without help
凄楚
qī chǔ
  1. 1 sad
  2. 2 wretched
  3. 3 miserable
朝秦暮楚
zhāo Qín mù Chǔ
  1. 1 serve Qin in the morning Chu in the evening (idiom); quick to switch sides
楚
Chǔ
  1. 1 surname Chu
  2. 2 abbr. for Hubei 湖北省[Hú běi Shěng] and Hunan 湖南省[Hú nán Shěng] provinces together
  3. 3 Chinese kingdom during the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods (722-221 BC)
楚国
Chǔ guó
  1. 1 the state of Chu, one of the most important of the small states contending for power in China between 770 and 223 BC, located around present-day Hubei
楚州
Chǔ zhōu
  1. 1 Chuzhou district of Huai'an city 淮安市[Huái ān shì], Jiangsu
楚州区
Chǔ zhōu qū
  1. 1 Chuzhou district of Huai'an city 淮安市[Huái ān shì], Jiangsu
楚河汉界
Chǔ hé Hàn jiè
  1. 1 lit. the river that divides Chu and Han
  2. 2 fig. a line that divides rival territories
  3. 3 the mid-line between sides on a Chinese chessboard
楚汉相争
Chǔ Hàn Xiāng zhēng
  1. 1 see 楚漢戰爭|楚汉战争[Chǔ Hàn Zhàn zhēng]
楚庄王
Chǔ Zhuāng wáng
  1. 1 King Zhuang of Chu (reigned 613-591 BC), one of the Five Hegemons 春秋五霸
楚辞
Chǔ cí
  1. 1 Chu Ci, the Songs of Chu (ancient book of poems, collected during Han but esp. from country of Chu c. 500 BC)
楚雄
Chǔ xióng
  1. 1 Chuxiong county level city, capital of Chuxiong Yi autonomous prefecture 楚雄彞族自治州|楚雄彝族自治州[Chǔ xióng Yí zú zì zhì zhōu] in central Yunnan
楚雄市
Chǔ xióng shì
  1. 1 Chuxiong county level city, capital of Chuxiong Yi autonomous prefecture 楚雄彞族自治州|楚雄彝族自治州[Chǔ xióng Yí zú zì zhì zhōu] in central Yunnan

Idioms (5)

一清二楚
yī qīng èr chǔ
  1. 1 to be very clear about sth (idiom)
吴头楚尾
Wú tóu Chǔ wěi
  1. 1 lit. head in Wu and tail in Chu (idiom); fig. close together
  2. 2 head-to-tail
  3. 3 one thing starts where the other leaves off
四面楚歌
sì miàn Chǔ gē
  1. 1 lit. on all sides, the songs of Chu (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. surrounded by enemies, isolated and without help
天低吴楚，眼空无物
tiān dī Wú Chǔ , yǎn kōng wú wù
  1. 1 the sky hangs low over the Yangtze, empty as far as the eye can see (idiom); nothing to see to the broad horizon
朝秦暮楚
zhāo Qín mù Chǔ
  1. 1 serve Qin in the morning Chu in the evening (idiom); quick to switch sides

Sample Sentences

不对，我确定我们是约七号，你看！我这儿写得清清楚楚。
bù duì ，wǒ quèdìng wǒmen shì yuē qī hào ，nǐ kàn ！wǒ zhèr xiě de qīngqīngchǔchǔ 。
No, I'm sure we agreed on the seventh. Look! I wrote it here clearly.
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什么先抢先赢，这是我的车票，上面写得清清楚楚，你有票吗？
shénme xiān qiǎng xiān yíng ，zhè shì wǒ de chēpiào ，shàngmian xiě de qīngqīngchǔchǔ ，nǐ yǒu piào ma ？
What (do you mean by) "first come first serve". This is my my ticket, and it's very clear. Do you have a ticket?
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女人实在无须楚楚可怜，
nǚrén really wúxū chǔchǔkělián ，
Women truly don't need to be so delicate
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