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money shop (ancient form of banking business)
mountain resort / Qing imperial summer residence at Chengde, a world heritage site
Animal Farm (1945), novel and famous satire on communist revolution by George Orwell 喬治·奧威爾|乔治·奥威尔 / also translated 動物農場|动物农场
same as Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子 (369-286 BC), Daoist author
broad and open road (idiom); fig. brilliant future prospects
artificial show of seriousness / to pretend to be solemn
village / hamlet / CL:
HSK 6
farm crop
HSK 7-9
Zhuanghe, a county-level city in Dalian City 大連市|大连市, Liaoning
dignified / composed
Luozhuang district of Linyi city 臨沂市|临沂市, Shandong
Luozhuang district of Linyi city 臨沂市|临沂市, Shandong
Zhuangzi (369-286 BC), Daoist author
(coll.) village; hamlet / CL:
winery
lit. Xiang Zhuang performs the sword dance, but his mind is set on Liu Bang 劉邦|刘邦 (idiom, refers to plot to kill Liu Bang during the Hongmen feast 鴻門宴|鸿门宴 in 206 BC) / fig. an elaborate deception hiding malicious intent
manor house / villa / (used in hotel names)
Shijiazhuang, prefecture-level city and capital of Hebei Province 河北省
wealthy farmer / landlord
old-style money shop (a type of private bank that first appeared in the Ming dynasty, flourished in the Qing, and was phased out after 1949) / (in recent times) informal financial company, often operating at the edges of what is legal
underground bank / illegal private bank / loan shark
Zhuanglang, a county in Pingliang City 平涼市|平凉市, Gansu
solemn; dignified; stately
HSK 7-9
Mountain Villa with Embracing Beauty in Suzhou, Jiangsu
manor / feudal land / villa and park
HSK 7-9
rural township in Miaoli County 苗栗縣|苗栗县, northwest Taiwan
Laozi and Zhuangzi (or Lao-tze and Chuang-tze), the founders of Daoism
peasant / farmer
Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子 dreams of a butterfly (or is it the butterfly dreaming of Zhuangzi?)
Zaozhuang, prefecture-level city in Shandong Province 山東省|山东省
farm hand
(coll.) farmer
farm work
farm / ranch
Zhouzhuang, old canal town between Shanghai and Suzhou, tourist attraction
Zhouzhuang, old canal town between Shanghai and Suzhou, tourist attraction
lit. Xiang Zhuang performs the sword dance, but his mind is set on Liu Bang 劉邦|刘邦 (idiom); refers to 206 BC plot to murder Liu Bang, aka Duke of Pei 沛公 and the future Han emperor, during a sword dance at the Hongmen feast 鴻門宴|鸿门宴 / an elaborate deception to hide malicious intent
croupier; dealer
Tai'erzhuang district of Zaozhuang city 棗莊市|枣庄市, Shandong
Yizhuang town in Beijing municipality
tea shop
grave / solemn / dignified
Fangzhuang neighborhood of Beijing
villa
big restaurant
crop land / arable land
Tai'erzhuang district of Zaozhuang city 棗莊市|枣庄市, Shandong
Xinzhuang, town in Minhang District 閔行區|闵行区, Shanghai
Xinzhuang or Hsinchuang city in New Taipei City 新北市, Taiwan
Xinzhuang or Hsinchuang city in New Taipei City 新北市, Taiwan
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *莊* | 莊* | *莊
surname Zhuang
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *莊* | 莊* | *莊
farmstead / village / manor / place of business / banker (in a gambling game) / grave or solemn / holdings of a landlord (in imperial China)
King Zhuang of Chu (reigned 613-591 BC), one of the Five Hegemons 春秋五霸
farmhouse / banker (gambling)
Zhuangzi and Laozi, the Daoist masters
Dijon (French town)
erhua variant of 莊稼戶|庄稼户
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *庄* | 庄* | *庄
variant of 莊|庄


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