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Hanzi

淵 / 渊

Traditional
淵
Simplified
渊

deep pool/deep/profound

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 9

Pinyin

yuān

Bopomofo

ㄩㄢ

Jyutping

jyun1

Example sentences

深淵 / 深渊 shēnyuān
他站在深淵邊緣，低頭一看就感到頭暈。
他站在深渊边缘，低头一看就感到头晕。

He stood at the edge of the abyss, and looking down made him dizzy.

淵博 / 渊博 yuānbó
他的學識很淵博。
他的学识很渊博。

His knowledge is very profound.

引經據典 / 引经据典 yǐnjīngjùdiǎn
他說話時喜歡引經據典，顯得學識淵博。
他说话时喜欢引经据典，显得学识渊博。

He likes to quote classics when he speaks, making him appear very knowledgeable.

淵源 / 渊源 yuānyuán
這兩家公司的合作有著深厚的歷史淵源。
这两家公司的合作有著深厚的历史渊源。

The cooperation between these two companies has a deep historical background.

淵 / 渊 yuān
遊客不敢靠近山谷中的淵。
游客不敢靠近山谷中的渊。

The tourists did not dare go near the deep pool in the valley.

Example Vocabulary

深淵

shen1'yuan1

abyss; deep chasm; figuratively, a hopeless void

淵博

yuan1'bo2

profound; erudite; deep and broad (knowledge)

淵源

yuan1'yuan2

origin; source; ancestry; deep-seated connection

臨淵羨魚

lin2'yuan1'xian4'yu2

陶淵明

tao2'yuan1'ming2

天淵

tian1'yuan1

李淵

li3'yuan1

淵

yuan1

deep pool; abyss; source or depth; deep; surname

淵深

yuan1'shen1

淵淵

yuan1'yuan1

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