孝
顺

Filial in Chinese: 孝顺 (xiào shùn)

xiào shùn

filial

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 孝順1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1filial
  2. 2dutiful
  3. 3devoted to one's parents (and grandparents etc)
  4. 4to show filial piety towards (an older family member)
  5. 5filial piety

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孝
顺

Zhuyin

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ㄒㄧㄠˋ

xiào

ㄒ/ xㄧ/ iㄠ/ aoˋ/ fourth tone

ㄕㄨㄣˋ

shùn

ㄕ/ shㄨ/ uㄣ/ enˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

孝顺

Simplified

孝順

Traditional

Example sentences

See 孝顺 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 他是个很孝顺父母的孩子。

    tā shì gè hěn xiào shùn fù mǔ de hái zi。

    He is a child who is very devoted to his parents.

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Related words

顺

shùn

to obey

顺便

shùn biàn

conveniently

顺利

shùn lì

smoothly

顺序

shùn xù

sequence

顺差

shùn chā

(trade or budget) surplus

顺畅

shùn chàng

smooth and unhindered

顺从

shùn cóng

obedient

顺路

shùn lù

by the way

顺势

shùn shì

to take advantage

顺手

shùn shǒu

easily

顺心

shùn xīn

happy

顺应

shùn yìng

to comply

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