纯粹
Old HSK 6
纯粹 (chúncuì) · pure
纯粹 (chúncuì) means “pure; purely”. It is written with 2 characters: 纯 (pure) + 粹 (pure). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 纯粹 is built
The characters
纯 chún · pure
What 纯 is made of
- 纟sī — silk
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 屯tún — village
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 屮chè — sprout
- 凵qiǎn — container
- 丨 — vertical stroke
Origin hint: 纟 gives the meaning, 屯 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
粹 cuì · pure
What 粹 is made of
- 米mǐ — rice
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 丶 — dot
- 木mù — tree
- 十 — ten
- 八bā — eight
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 卒zú — soldier
- 亠tóu — lid
- 丶 — dot
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 从cóng — from
- 人rén — person
- 人rén — person
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 亠tóu — lid
Example sentences
这纯粹是浪费时间。Zhè chúncuì shì làngfèi shíjiān.This is purely a waste of time.
他说的是纯粹的北京话。Tā shuō de shì chúncuì de Běijīng huà.He speaks pure Beijing dialect.
Questions about 纯粹
What does 纯粹 mean?
纯粹 (chúncuì) means “pure; purely”.
How do you pronounce 纯粹?
纯粹 is pronounced chúncuì.
Which HSK level is 纯粹?
纯粹 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
Learn 纯粹 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 33: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.