# 慈祥 (cíxiáng)

In Mandarin Chinese, 慈祥 (cíxiáng) means “kindly (of an elder)”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: kindly (of an elder)
- Pinyin: cíxiáng (ci2 xiang2)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 奶奶慈祥地笑着看我们。
  Nǎinai cíxiáng de xiàozhe kàn wǒmen.
  Grandma looked at us with a kindly smile.

## Characters

- 慈 (cí): compassionate; gentle
- 祥 (xiáng): auspicious; propitious

https://hanziro.com/word/ci-xiang-kindly/

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