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焚书坑儒
焚書坑儒
fénshūkēngrú
1. to burn the books and bury alive the Confucian scholars (one of the crimes of the first Emperor in 212 BC)

Character Breakdown

焚
fén
to burn
12 丶
书
shū
book, letter, document; writing
HSK 1 4 丶
坑
kēng
pit, hole; to trap, to bury; to harry
HSK 6 7 丶
儒
rú
Confucian scholar
HSK 6 16 丶

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