HSK 6 · Adjectives

纯粹 chúncuì “pure” in Chinese

Traditional 純粹

What 纯粹 means

  1. pure
  2. purely
  3. unadulterated
  4. completely

How to say 纯粹

  • Pitch chart of the second tone: rises from mid to high, 3 to 5 on the five-level scale纯chún2nd tone, rising
  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale粹cuì4th tone, falling

纯粹 in a sentence

  1. 我去那个派对纯粹是为了交际。

    Wǒ qù nà ge pàiduì chúncuì shì wèile jiāojì.

    I went to that party purely to socialise.

    Sentence #346087 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters · translation adapted

  2. 我纯粹只是喜欢交朋友。

    Wǒ chúncuì zhǐshì xǐhuan jiāo péngyou.

    I simply like making friends, that’s all.

    Sentence #1964982 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters · translation adapted

  3. 我与他之间只有纯粹的工作关系。

    Wǒ yǔ tā zhījiān zhǐ yǒu chúncuì de gōngzuò guānxi.

    My relationship with him is purely professional.

    Sentence #13551863 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters · translation adapted

How 纯粹 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 纯 (chún) with each of its parts in a different colour
纯chúnpure
  • 纟silk form of 糸 · mìMeaning part
  • 屯village · túnSound part

纟 hints at the meaning (silk); 屯 (tún) hints at the sound. Compare it with chún.

The character 粹 (cuì) with each of its parts in a different colour
粹cuìpure
  • 米rice · mǐMeaning part
  • 卒soldier · zúSound part

米 hints at the meaning (rice); 卒 (zú) hints at the sound. Compare it with cuì.

How to write 纯粹

纯 7 strokes · 粹 14 strokes

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纯粹 (chúncuì) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 纯粹 (chúncuì). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 纯粹

Words with 纯

单纯dānchún · simple纯洁chúnjié · pure

More words: Adjectives

丑恶chǒu'è · ugly稠密chóumì · dense初步chūbù · initial垂直chuízhí · vertical纯洁chúnjié · pure慈祥cíxiáng · kindly从容cóngróng · calm脆弱cuìruò · fragile

FAQs

纯粹 (chúncuì) means “pure” or “purely”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it chúncuì: chún with a 2nd tone, then cuì with a 4th tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 纯粹 is written 純粹. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type chuncui with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 纯粹 from the suggestions. Typing chuncui into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
纯粹 is an HSK 6 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.