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🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

祝福

Pronunciation / Transliteration: zhù fú

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Benison/ˈbɛn.ɪ.zən/
nounCEFR C2 (Proficient)Top #28500 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"我们收到了亲友们的真诚祝福。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

1 sense
As noun
  1. 1

    A blessing or a prayer for someone's well-being.

    "The weary traveler received the old hermit's gentle benison before continuing his journey."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Middle English word 'benisoun', which came from Old French 'beneïson', ultimately tracing back to the Latin root 'benedictio' meaning 'blessing'. It entered the English language during the 13th century and has historically been used in literary and poetic contexts to denote a blessing or divine invocation.

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