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阎王 (Yán wang): Meaning, Examples & Usage

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阎王

阎王 (Yán wang): King Yan / King of Hell (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

阎王 consists of 2 characters.

gate of a lane; surname

king, monarch, ruler

Word Info

PinyinYán wang

MeaningKing Yan / King of Hell

Characters2

HSK 2.0—

HSK 3.0Level 7-9

SyntaxNoun

Word阎王

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3.

How to Use 阎王 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 阎王 with other words naturally.

Noun + Nounwith殿

Yán阎

wáng王

diàn殿

neutral

the Hall of the King of Hell

Idiomwith老子

Yán阎

wáng王

lǎo老

zi子

Adjective + Nounwith活

huó活

Yán阎

wáng王

informalSpoken

Verb + Objectwith见

jiàn见

Yán阎

wáng王

informalSpoken

4.

Example Sentences with 阎王

tā他

shì是

yán阎

wáng王

。

He is the King of Hell.

tā

informal

Spoken

Old Man King of Hell

living King of Hell

meet the King of Hell

他

xíng行

shì事

rú如

cǐ此

yán严

kē苛

，

jiǎn简

zhí直

xiàng像

shì是

yán阎

wáng王

pài派

lái来

de的

pàn判

guān官

。

He acts so harshly, it's as if he were a judge sent by the King of Hell.

nán难

dào道

nǐ你

lián连

yán阎

wáng王

de的

miàn面

zi子

dōu都

bù不

gěi给

ma吗

？

Do you mean you won't even give face to the King of Hell?

lǎo老

bǎn板

shēng生

qì气

shí时

jiù就

xiàng像

yán阎

wáng王

yī一

yàng样

kě可

pà怕

。

When the boss gets angry, he is as scary as the King of Hell.

tā他

bìng并

fēi非

chuán传

shuō说

zhōng中

de的

yán阎

wáng王

，

zhǐ只

shì是

yuán原

zé则

xìng性

hěn很

qiáng强

。

He is not the legendary King of Hell, he just has very strong principles.

bié别

nà那

me么

jǐn紧

zhāng张

，

tā他

yòu又

bú不

shì是

yán阎

wáng王

，

bú不

huì会

chī吃

le了

nǐ你

。

Don't be so nervous; he's not the King of Hell, he won't eat you.

zhè这

ge个

yán严

lì厉

de的

fǎ法

guān官

bèi被

dà大

jiā家

chēng称

wéi为

huó活

yán阎

wáng王

。

This strict judge is called a living King of Hell by everyone.

jí即

biàn便

miàn面

duì对

yán阎

wáng王

bān般

de的

shàng上

sī司

，

tā他

yě也

gǎn敢

yú于

jù据

lǐ理

lì力

zhēng争

。

Even when facing a boss like the King of Hell, he dares to argue based on reason.