# xiehouyu

**Pronunciation:** XIEHOUYU

**CEFR level:** B1

**Part of speech:** noun

## Meaning

Xiehouyu means a kind of Chinese proverb consisting of two elements: the former segment presents a novel scenario while the latter provides the....

## Examples

- The article uses xiehouyu to mean (linguistics) A kind of Chinese proverb consisting of two elements: the former....
- The teacher asked students to find xiehouyu in the reading.
- Check the words around xiehouyu to choose the right meaning.

## Common patterns

- a/the xiehouyu — Use an article when the noun is countable in context. — The article mentioned a xiehouyu.
- xiehouyu in context — Use surrounding words to choose the correct sense. — We checked xiehouyu in context before translating it.

## Collocations

- xiehouyu example — The teacher gave a xiehouyu example.
- xiehouyu meaning — We checked the xiehouyu meaning before moving on.

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