Sentence #12303576 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters · translation adapted
How 证据 is built
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证zhèngto admonish
讠speech form of 言 · yán
正straight · zhēng
据jùaccording to
扌hand form of 手 · shǒuMeaning part
居to live · jīSound part
扌 hints at the meaning (hand); 居 (jī) hints at the sound. Compare it with jù.
How to write 证据
证 7 strokes · 据 11 strokes
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Stroke order chart for 证据 (zhèngjù). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.
证据 (zhèngjù) means “evidence” or “proof”. It is an HSK 5 word.
Say it zhèngjù: zhèng with a 4th tone, then jù 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, 证据 is written 證據. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type zhengju with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 证据 from the suggestions. Typing zhengju into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
证据 is an HSK 5 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.
证zhèng4th tone, falling
