Definition
典 has two main uses at HSK 7: as a noun meaning 'canon', 'classic work', 'ceremony', or 'standard' (e.g. 词典 'dictionary', 典范 'model/example', 典礼 'ceremony'), and as a verb meaning 'to mortgage/pawn' (e.g. 典当 'pawn'). The verb sense is quite specific to financial/legal contexts and is less common in everyday speech than the noun senses.
noun
canonclassicstandardceremony
verb
to mortgageto pawn
Examples
- Zhè bù jīngdiǎn shì wǒ guó zhòngyào de wénhuà yíchǎnThis classic is an important cultural heritage of our country.
- 。Tāmen cānjiā le yí ge lóngzhòng de qìng diǎn.They attended a grand celebration ceremony.
- ，。Tā bǎ fángzi diǎn dàng le, jiè le yí dà bǐ qián.He pawned his house and borrowed a large sum of money.
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