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如是我闻
如是我聞
rúshìwǒwén
1. so I have heard (idiom)
2. the beginning clause of Buddha's quotations as recorded by his disciple, Ananda (Buddhism)

Character Breakdown

如
rú
as, as if, like, such as, supposing
HSK 3 6 丶
是
shì
to be; indeed, right, yes; okay
HSK 1 9 丶
我
wǒ
I, me, my; our, us
HSK 1 7 丶
闻
wén
news; to hear, to smell; to make known
HSK 3 9 丶

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