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何等

héděng

what kind of; how; what a

A person spreads their arms on a mountaintop at sunrise
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Characters in this word

等 děng

Strokes
12
Radical
⺮ — bamboo
Made of
⺮ bamboo 寺 court, office
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

Example phrases

  • 在资源如此匮乏的年代,保持学术独立是何等艰难。 Zài zīyuán rúcǐ kuìfá de niándài, bǎochí xuéshù dúlì shì héděng jiānnán. In an era with resources so scarce, maintaining academic independence was extraordinarily difficult.
  • 能和家人一起过年,是何等幸福的事! Néng hé jiārén yìqǐ guònián, shì héděng xìngfú de shì! What a happy thing it is to celebrate the New Year with family!
  • 她为了这次比赛付出了何等大的努力! Tā wèile zhè cì bǐsài fùchū le héděng dà de nǔlì! What great effort she put in for this competition!

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