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王

wáng · wang/wàng · wang/Wáng · wang

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Meaning

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wáng 王

  1. king or monarch
  2. best or strongest of its type
  3. grand
  4. great

wàng 王

  1. (literary) (of a monarch) to reign over (a kingdom)

Wáng 王

  1. surname Wang

In a sentence

2 examples
01

狮(shī)子(zi)被(bèi)称(chēng)为(wéi)丛(cóng)林(lín)之(zhī)王(wáng)。

The lion is called the king of the jungle.

02

在(zài)古(gǔ)代(dài)，国(guó)王(wáng)拥(yōng)有(yǒu)最(zuì)高(gāo)的(de)权(quán)力(lì)。

In ancient times, the king held the highest power.

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