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浩然

Mandarin · pinyin hào rán#

vast
expansive
overwhelming

Mandarin · pinyin Hào Rán#

Hao Ran (1932-2008), journalist and proletarian novelist

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浩: hào · great, numerous, vast, abundant
然: rán · yes, certainly; pledge, promise

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4–2 · hao4 ran2

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adj

(literary) grand; vast
(literary) overwhelming; great
(literary) upright and principled

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