座
右
铭

Motto in Chinese: 座右铭 (zuò yòu míng)

zuò yòu míng

motto

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 座右銘1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1motto
  2. 2maxim

Stroke order

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座
右
铭

Zhuyin

This word’s pronunciation in Bopomofo.

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ㄗㄨㄛˋ

zuò

ㄗ/ zㄨ/ uㄛ/ oˋ/ fourth tone

ㄧㄡˋ

yòu

ㄧ/ iㄡ/ ouˋ/ fourth tone

ㄇㄧㄥˊ

míng

ㄇ/ mㄧ/ iㄥ/ engˊ/ second tone

Simplified & traditional

座右铭

Simplified

座右銘

Traditional

Example sentences

See 座右铭 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 诚实做人是我的座右铭。

    chéng shí zuò rén shì wǒ de zuò yòu míng。

    Being an honest person is my motto.

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Related words

座

zuò

seat

右

yòu

(bound form) right

右边

yòu bian

right side

座位

zuò wèi

seat

讲座

jiǎng zuò

a course of lectures

左右

zuǒ yòu

left and right

让座

ràng zuò

to give up one's seat for sb

就座

jiù zuò

to take a seat

铭记

míng jì

to engrave in one's memory

星座

xīng zuò

constellation

座谈

zuò tán

to have an informal discussion

座谈会

zuò tán huì

conference

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