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Character · Adjective · VerbTraditional憖

willing; damaged

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Meanings

2 senses · 6 examples
1.

adjective

willing; ready; would rather

literary

Literary term indicating willingness or preference. Often used in classical texts to express readiness or choice, frequently appearing in negative constructions or set phrases.

Yìn憖
yí遗
yī一
lǎo老
 ，
yǐ以
shǒu守
wǒ我
wáng王
 。

Willing to leave one old man to guard our king.

Wáng王
bù不
yìn憖
yān焉
 ，
chén臣
qǐng请
cí辞
yǐ矣
 。

If the king is not willing, your servant asks to take his leave.

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Yìn憖
rán然
yīng应
yǔn允
 ，
bù不
cí辞
xīn辛
láo劳
 。

He readily agreed, without refusing the hardship.

2.

verb

to damage; to injure; to spoil

literary

Literary term referring to physical damage, defect, or incompleteness. Often describes objects, texts, or buildings that have been damaged over time.

Lì历
jīng经
zhàn战
huǒ火
 ，
gǔ古
jiàn建
zhù筑
yìn憖
cán残
bù不
quán全
 。

Having experienced the flames of war, the ancient building is damaged and incomplete.

Nián年
jiǔ久
shī失
xiū修
 ，
bēi碑
wén文
zì字
jī迹
yìn憖
sǔn损
yán严
zhòng重
 。

Due to long neglect, the inscriptions on the stele are severely damaged.

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Cǐ此
juàn卷
yìn憖
quē缺
shù数
yè页
 ，
yǐ已
fēi非
quán全
běn本
 。

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