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克服

kèfú

to overcome

A person climbing over a boulder
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Characters in this word

克 kè

Strokes
7
Radical
儿 — son, child
Made of
十 ten, tenth 兄 elder brother
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

服 fú

Strokes
8
Radical
月 — moon
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
More about the character 服

Example phrases

  • 我能克服困难。 Wǒ néng kè fú kùn nan. I can overcome difficulties.
  • 他克服了害怕。 Tā kè fú le hài pà. He overcame his fear.
  • 我们一起克服。 Wǒ men yì qǐ kè fú. We will overcome it together.

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