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to give rise to / to derive / derivative / derivation
HSK 7-9
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  *衍* | 衍* | *衍
to spread out / to develop / to overflow / to amplify / superfluous
to multiply / to reproduce / to increase gradually in number or quantity
(physics) to diffract
to elaborate (on a theme) / to expound (the classics) / perfunctory / to skimp / to botch / to do sth half-heartedly or just for show / barely enough to get by
to develop / to evolve
to deduce / to infer / an implication / same as 推演
(idiom) to do things half-heartedly; to merely go through the motions
(idiom) to skimp on the job; to work half-heartedly; not to take the job seriously
rich and fertile (soil)
bamboo box
Xia Yan (1900-1995), Chinese writer, playwright, socialist critic and movie pioneer
to evolve (of ideas, designs, constructions etc) / to develop and change
Zou Yan (305-240 BC), founder of the School of Yin-Yang of the Warring States Period (475-221 BC)
spin-off series (TV)
the Ramayana (Indian epic)
derivative (finance)
derivative product / derivative (in finance)
a derivative (complex product derived from simpler source material)
hereditary title bestowed on Confucius' descendants
financial derivative
credit derivative (in finance)
variant of 繁衍
to give rise (to) / to spawn / to spread (to)
diffraction grating (physics)
angle of diffraction (physics)
the official residence of Confucius' descendants at Qufu 曲阜, Shandong
compound word, such as 玫瑰 or 咖啡, whose meaning is unrelated to the individual characters (Note: These characters are often not used independently in modern Chinese.)
to spread out widely / to disseminate


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