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tuchun

tu·chun
T t

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [doo-jyn]
    • /ˈduˈdʒün/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [doo-jyn]
    • /ˈduˈdʒün/

Definitions of tuchun word

  • noun tuchun the title of a military governor of a province during the period 1916–28. 1
  • noun tuchun a war lord. 1
  • noun tuchun (formerly) a Chinese military governor or warlord 0

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Origin of tuchun

First appearance:

before 1915
One of the 14% newest English words
1915-20; < Chinese (Wade-Giles) tu1 chün1, (pinyin) dūjūn literally, oversee troops

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Parts of speech for Tuchun

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

tuchun popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 54% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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