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崔 (cuī) — (surname) a common Chinese surname; (bound form) towering, lofty (in classical/literary compounds)

Definition

崔 (cuī) is mainly known as a common Chinese surname. As a bound morpheme in literary compounds it means 'towering, lofty' (e.g. 崔嵬), but in modern usage you'll almost always see it as a name.

bound form
(surname) a common Chinese surname(bound form) toweringlofty (in classical/literary compounds)

Examples

  • 崔。
    cuī Lǎo shī shì wǒ zuì xǐ huan de lǎo shī.
    Mr./Ms. Cui is my favorite teacher.
  • 崔。
    Wǒ zuó tiān jiàn dào le xiǎo cuī.
    Yesterday I met Little Cui.
  • 崔巍。
    Yuǎn fāng de shān fēng cuī wēi zhuàng lì.
    The distant mountain peaks rise towering and magnificent.
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