cf. in Chinese
cf. in Chinese is 参见 — cf. means compare: used in writing to point the reader towards another source, passage or example that is worth setting alongside the point just made.
cf. in Chinese
参见
Pronounced: cān jiàn
Compare; compare to; compare with.
What does "cf." mean?
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abbreviation Compare: used in writing to point the reader towards another source, passage or example that is worth setting alongside the point just made.
"Growth slowed sharply after 1979 (cf. Chapter 4)."
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abbreviation Used before a species name in biology to indicate that a specimen resembles that species but has not been positively identified.
"The fossil was labelled Homo cf. erectus."
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cf. in a sentence
- Growth slowed sharply after 1979 (cf. Chapter 4).
- The ritual has no parallel in the region; cf. the Tibetan practice described by Tucci.
- The fossil was labelled Homo cf. erectus.
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What is "cf." in Chinese?
"cf." in Chinese is 参见. cf. means: Compare: used in writing to point the reader towards another source, passage or example that is worth setting alongside the point just made.
How do you pronounce 参见?
"cf." in Chinese is 参见, pronounced "cān jiàn".
How do you use "cf." in a sentence?
Example: "Growth slowed sharply after 1979 (cf. Chapter 4)." In Chinese, "cf." is 参见.
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