Beeswax is a substance made by insects, and its sound is close to "accumulate."
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蜡烛两头烧
蜡烛两头烧
to burn the candle at both ends (idiom)
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹动verb
to burn the candle at both ends (idiom)
- ，。
He has been working too hard recently, literally burning the candle at both ends.
- 貳动verb
to labor under a double burden
- ，。
He's been burning the candle at both ends recently and looks very tired.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 一(one; top)RADICAL
- 冂(frame; border; surround)ASSOCIATIVE
- 从(two people walking together)ASSOCIATIVE
Two people standing together in a frame symbolize the number two, a pair.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 大(large; big)RADICAL
- ⺀(two dots indicating hair; top of head)ASSOCIATIVE
The head is the largest and most prominent part on the human body.
蜡烛两头烧
Traditional蠟燭兩頭燒
to burn the candle at both ends (idiom)
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹动verb
to burn the candle at both ends (idiom)
- ，。
He has been working too hard recently, literally burning the candle at both ends.
- 貳动verb
to labor under a double burden
- ，。
He's been burning the candle at both ends recently and looks very tired.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 一(one; top)RADICAL
- 冂(frame; border; surround)ASSOCIATIVE
- 从(two people walking together)ASSOCIATIVE
Two people standing together in a frame symbolize the number two, a pair.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 大(large; big)RADICAL
- ⺀(two dots indicating hair; top of head)ASSOCIATIVE
The head is the largest and most prominent part on the human body.
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