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xiā

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xiā Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
xiā | xia1
English translation
blind
groundlessly
foolishly
to no purpose
blind, reckless; rash

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About xiā

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Number of strokes

15

Traditional form

xiā

Contains the radical

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí

Learning hint

To damage  hài one's eyes  hài also provides the pronunciation

Etymology of xiā

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Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

目害

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Example sentences using xiā

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hāi , Bié 瞎扯 xiā chě dàn ,尼诺, ” 约翰 Yuē hàn shuì , “ 这儿 zhè r 需要 xūyào .

" Hey, no kidding around. Nino, " Johnny said. " I need you out here.

只是 zhǐ shì zài 那儿 nà r xiā 转悠 zhuàn you , 好像 hǎoxiàng diū le hún 似的 shìde .

I only wandered purposelessly about, like one out of his mind.

总是 zǒngshì xiā guǎn 家里 jiā lǐ de shì , chūn yuè .

You are forever meddling in family affairs, Spring Moon.

他们 tā men de māo 日益 rìyì biàn lǎo 而且 érqiě 眼睛 yǎnjing yòu xiā ,只能 zhǐ néng 杀死 shā sǐ le .

Their cat was growing old and blind and would have to be put to sleep.

乞丐 qǐgài shì 瞎子 xiā zi , 照例 zhào lì zhǔ zhāo 一根 yòng hěn jiù le de 手杖 shǒu zhàng 棍子 gùn zi .

He was a blind begger, carrying the traditional battered cane.

Words with xiā

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
xiā blind xiā
瞎子 xiā zi blind person瞎子 xiā zi
瞎说 xiā shuō to talk drivel瞎說
瞎扯 xiā chě to talk nonsense瞎扯 xiā chě
瞎眼 xiā yǎn to be blind瞎眼 xiā yǎn
瞎猜 xiā cāi blind guess瞎猜 xiā cāi
黑瞎子 hēi xiā zi black bear黑瞎子 hēi xiā zi
瞎闹 xiā nào to make a scene瞎鬧
黑灯瞎火 hēi dēng xiā huǒ pitch dark黑燈瞎火
瞎掰 xiā bāi to fool around瞎掰 xiā bāi
瞎指挥 xiā zhǐ huī lit. to direct blindly瞎指揮
瞎忙 xiā máng to putter around瞎忙 xiā máng
瞎搞 xiā gǎo to fool around瞎搞 xiā gǎo
睁眼说瞎话 zhēng yǎn shuō xiā huà to talk drivel睜眼說瞎話
抓瞎 zhuā xiā to be caught unprepared抓瞎 zhuā xiā
睁着眼睛说瞎话 zhēng zhe yǎn jīng shuō xiā huà to talk drivel睜著眼睛說瞎話
瞎吹 xiā chuī to boast瞎吹 xiā chuī
瞎子摸象 xiā zi mō xiàng to mistake the part for the whole瞎子摸象 xiā zi mō xiàng
熊瞎子 xióng xiā zi bear熊瞎子 xióng xiā zi

xiā Decomposition & Compounds

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xiā Decomposition

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