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旺盛

wàngshèng

vigorous; exuberant; strong

A white-haired scholar writes energetically beside a lush potted plant
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Characters in this word

旺 wàng

Strokes
8
Radical
日 — sun
Made of
日 sun 王 king, ruler
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

盛 chéng

Strokes
11
Radical
皿 — dish, vessel
Made of
成 to accomplish 皿 dish, vessel
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 这位学者年近八十,研究热情依旧旺盛,每周仍参加学术讨论。 Zhè wèi xuézhě nián jìn bāshí, yánjiū rèqíng yījiù wàngshèng, měi zhōu réng cānjiā xuéshù tǎolùn. This scholar is nearly eighty, yet his passion for research remains strong, and he still joins academic discussions every week.
  • 雨季过后,院子里的花长得特别旺盛。 Yǔjì guòhòu, yuànzi lǐ de huā zhǎng de tèbié wàngshèng. After the rainy season, the flowers in the courtyard grow especially luxuriantly.
  • 年轻人精力旺盛,喜欢参加各种体育活动。 Niánqīng rén jīnglì wàngshèng, xǐhuān cānjiā gèzhǒng tǐyù huódòng. Young people have boundless energy and love taking part in all kinds of sports.

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