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CHINESE CHARACTER

sū

苏

苏

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revive; awaken

Numbered pinyin
su1
English meanings
revive; awaken; perilla; Jiangsu; Soviet

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Example sentences

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  1. 01

    chūntiān春天dào到le了,wàn万wù物fùsū复苏。

    Spring has arrived and all things revive.

  2. 02

    tā他zhōngyú终于cóng从hūnmí昏迷zhōng中sūxǐng苏醒guòlai过来。

    He finally awakened from a coma.

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