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象征 /xiàngzhēng/ meaning in English

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象征 /xiàngzhēng/ verb

symbolize [symbolized, symbolizing, symbolizes](To be symbolic of; to represent)
verb
[UK: ˈsɪm.bə.laɪz] [US: ˈsɪm.bə.ˌlaɪz]

象征 /xiàngzhēng/ noun

badge [badges](distinctive mark)
noun
[UK: bædʒ] [US: ˈbædʒ]

emblem [emblems](representative symbol)
noun
[UK: ˈem.bləm] [US: ˈem.bləm]

metaphor [metaphors](countable: word or phrase used in metaphor)
noun
[UK: ˈmet.əf.ə(r)] [US: ˈmet.ə.fɔːr]

象征 /xiàngzhēng/ adjective

figurative(metaphorical; not literal)
adjective
[UK: ˈfɪ.ɡjə.rə.tɪv] [US: ˈfɪ.ɡjə.rə.tɪv]

metaphorical(pertaining to a metaphor)
adjective
[UK: ˌme.tə.ˈfɒ.rɪk.l̩] [US: ˌme.tə.ˈfɔː.rɪk.l̩]

象征 /xiàngzhēng/ adverb

symbolically(in a symbolic manner)
adverb
[UK: sɪm.ˈbɒ.lɪk.l̩i] [US: ˌsɪm.ˈbɑː.lɪk.ə.li]