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guàn
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English Definitionaccustomed to; used to; indulge; to spoil (a child)
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Pinyinguàn
Effective Pinyin
(After Tone Sandhi)
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Zhuyin (Bopomofo) ㄍㄨㄢˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping)gwaan3
Part of Speech(形) adjective, (动) verb
Proficiency Test LevelHSK.v3=7 TOCFL=6

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Words With Same Head Word    
惯例guànlìconvention; usual practice
惯性guànxìng(physics) inertia; (fig.) force of habit; tendency to do things in the accustomed way; habitual
惯用guànyòngto use habitually; habitual; customary
惯常guànchángusual; customary
惯于guànyúwont
Words With Same Tail Word    
习惯xíguànhabit; custom; usual practice; to be used to
看不惯kàn bu guàncannot bear to see; to hate; to dislike; to disapprove
司空见惯sīkōng jiàn guàna common occurrence (idiom)
风俗习惯fēngsú xíguànfolkways; manners and customs
娇惯jiāoguànto pamper; to coddle; to spoil
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