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hạ cố

Pronunciation Northern /ha̰ːʔ˨˩ ko˧˥/ Central /ha̰ː˨˨ ko̰˩˧/ Southern /haː˨˩˨ ko˧˥/
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condescend
Verb
condescend
1 senses 2 Components
Meaning
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Sense 1 Verb
condescend Core ActionsTheme

To lower oneself to do something that is considered below one's status or dignity.

vi Ông chủ đã hạ cố đến thăm nhân viên tại nhà.

en The boss condescended to visit the employee at home.

Parts
hạ / cố / 下故
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Components

Components

hạ cố
Chinese characters Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
下故
Candidates by syllable
hạ 下 cố 故（固 / 顧）
Bold marks a representative candidate assembled from per-syllable character mappings. Parentheses show other candidates for the same syllable. It is not necessarily a source-aligned spelling for the whole word.
Similar
hà cớ / ngoan cố / điển cố / thắng cố …
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Easily confused

Same spelling, different tone
Ends with this word

ngoan cố/điển cố/thắng cố/chân trời sự cố/đa cố/huệ cố/cụ cố

Meaning links

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lower oneself vi: hạ cố / ja: 謙遜 / WordNet aligned
Use
hạ cánh / thiên hạ / hạ long / mùa hạ …
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hạ (lower) — words using
cố (to try) — words using
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