82riceballs Posted January 15, 2008 at 08:47 PM Report Share Posted January 15, 2008 at 08:47 PM 純 vs. 淳... Is there any difference between these two? They both translate to "pure" and "unsofisticated," and both can be used in 純／淳 樸. :help:help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
studentyoung Posted January 16, 2008 at 06:12 AM Report Share Posted January 16, 2008 at 06:12 AM Besides “pure” and “unsofisticated”, 纯still has some meanings as below. http://dict.iciba.com/%E7%BA%AF/ （纯） 高级汉语词典 美;善 [fine;good;sincere] 纯,文也。纯,好也。——《方言》十三 贵纯之道也。——《礼记•郊特牲》 又如:纯臣(忠心耿耿事奉君主的大臣);纯吏(忠纯爱民的官吏);纯渥(纯朴笃厚) 大 [great] 文王之德之纯。——《诗•周颂•维天之命》 又如:纯嘏(大福);纯国(大国);纯德(大德) 熟练 [skilled]。如:工夫不纯 专一 [single-minded] 帅旧德,而守终纯固。——《国语•周语》 純 <副> 皆,都——表示范围 [all]。如:纯钢(全钢);纯美(纯真完美);纯仁(至仁);纯全(完全) 单,只 [simply]。如:纯用 http://dict.iciba.com/%E6%B7%B3/ (淳) Cheers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
82riceballs Posted January 16, 2008 at 08:39 PM Author Report Share Posted January 16, 2008 at 08:39 PM Thanks! Edit: And SHAME ON ME for spelling "sophisticated" with an "f" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
studentyoung Posted January 17, 2008 at 01:06 AM Report Share Posted January 17, 2008 at 01:06 AM Edit: And SHAME ON ME for spelling "sophisticated" with an "f" Take it easy. I misspelt the word, too. Cheers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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