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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
qī | qi1
English translation
to take unfair advantage of
to deceive
to cheat
to cheat, to double-cross, to deceive

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Number of strokes

12

Traditional form

Contains the radical

qiàn

Learning hint

lack

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

其欠

Semantic compound

qiàn

Phonetic compound

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. qiàn represents the meaning and represents the sound.

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chāo ài 拳击 quán jī ,总是 zǒngshì lǎn Yáng 羊来欺负 qīfu .

He loves boxing and he always like to bully Sleepy Goat.

雷公 Léi gōng 豆腐 dòufu , jiǎn ruǎn de .

The God of Thunder strikes the beancurd; bullies pick on the soft and weak.

他们 tā men shuì 这些 zhè xiē 指控 zhǐ kòng lìng 一件欺诈案有关 yǒu guān

They said the allegations related to an isolated case of cheating.

很多 Néng huò àn 规矩 guīju 行事 xíng shì de 小孩 xiǎo hái 常常 cháng cháng bèi rén 欺负 qīfu

Many children who can't or don't conform are often bullied.

告诉 gàosu 孩子 háizi men 如果 rúguǒ bèi rén 欺负 qīfu jiù 告诉 gàosu 大人 dà ren

Tell children to tell a grown-up if they're being bullied.

Words with

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
欺骗 qīpiàn to deceive欺騙
欺负 qīfu to bully欺負
欺诈 qī zhà to cheat欺詐
to deceive
自欺欺人 zì qī qī rén to believe one's own lies自欺欺人 zì qī qī rén
欺凌 qī líng to bully and humiliate欺凌 qī líng
欺压 qī yā to bully欺壓
欺侮 qī wǔ to bully欺侮 qī wǔ
欺瞒 qī mán to fool欺瞞
欺人太甚 qī rén tài shèn to bully intolerably (idiom)欺人太甚 qī rén tài shèn
自欺 zì qī to deceive oneself自欺 zì qī
仗势欺人 zhàng shì qī rén to kick people around仗勢欺人
可欺 kě qī gullible可欺 kě qī
诈欺 zhà qī fraud詐欺
欺世盗名 qī shì dào míng to fool the world and usurp a good name (idiom)欺世盜名
欺辱 qī rǔ to humiliate欺辱 qī rǔ
童叟无欺 tóng sǒu wú qī Our house offers sincere treatment to all and fair trade to old and young alike.童叟無欺
欺生 qī shēng to cheat strangers欺生 qī shēng
欺蒙 qī méng to deceive欺矇
欺哄 qī hǒng to dupe欺哄 qī hǒng
欺诈者 qī zhà zhě deceiver欺詐者
瞒上欺下 mán shàng qī xià to deceive one's superiors and bully one's subordinates (idiom)瞞上欺下
欺君罔上 qī jūn wǎng shàng to dupe one's sovereign欺君罔上 qī jūn wǎng shàng
恃强欺弱 shì qiáng qī ruò to bully恃強欺弱

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