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寓言 (yù yán): Fable (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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寓言 consists of 2 characters.

to reside, to lodge; metaphor, allegory

to speak; to say; word; speech

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Noun + Possessive + Nounwith意义

yù寓

yán言

de的

yì意

yì义

neutral

the meaning of a fable

Verb + Objectwith讲述

jiǎng讲

shù述

yù寓

yán言

Noun + Nounwith故事

yù寓

yán言

gù故

shi事

Measure Word + Nounwith则

yì一

zé则

yù寓

yán言

Adjective + Nounwith深刻

shēn深

kè刻

de的

yù寓

yán言

Example Sentences with 寓言

zhè这

shì是

yí一

gè个

yù寓

yán言

gù故

neutral

tell a fable

neutral

fable story

neutral

a fable

formal

profound fable

shì事

。

This is a fable story.

zhè这

ge个

gǔ古

lǎo老

de的

yù寓

yán言

yùn蕴

hán含

zhe着

shēn深

kè刻

de的

rén人

shēng生

zhé哲

lǐ理

。

This ancient fable contains profound life philosophy.

nǐ你

dú读

guò过

nà那

zé则

guān关

yú于

guī龟

tù兔

sài赛

pǎo跑

de的

yù寓

yán言

ma吗

？

Have you read that fable about the tortoise and the hare race?

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yù寓

yán言

cháng常

cháng常

tōng通

guò过

dòng动

wù物

lái来

jiǎng讲

shù述

dào道

lǐ理

。

Fables often use animals to convey moral lessons.

zhè这

bìng并

fēi非

jiǎn简

dān单

de的

yù寓

yán言

，

lǎo老

shī师

tōng通

guò过

yù寓

yán言

qǐ启

fā发

wǒ我

zhè这

ge个

yù寓

yán言

gào告

sù诉

wǒ我

men们

，

jǐn尽

guǎn管

zhè这

zé则

yù寓

yán言

qíng情

jié节

jiǎn简

ér

而

shì是

duì对

xiàn现

shí实

de的

yǐn隐

yù喻

。

This is not merely a simple fable, but a metaphor for reality.

men们

sī思

kǎo考

dào道

dé德

yǔ与

xuǎn选

zé择

。

The teacher uses fables to inspire us to think about morality and choices.

chéng

诚

shí实

shì是

zuì最

zhòng重

yào要

de的

pǐn品

zhì质

。

This fable teaches us that honesty is the most important quality.

dān

单

，

qí其

yù寓

yì意

què却

fā发

rén人

shēn深

xǐng省

。

Although the plot of this fable is simple, its moral is thought-provoking.

Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 寓言.

Words with 寓

公寓gōng yù
寓意yù yì

Words with 言

语言yǔ yánHSK 4
代言dài yán
传言chuán yán
发言fā yán
名言míng yán
坦言tǎn yán
宣言xuān yán
序言xù yán