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Qiú

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Qiú Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
Qiú | Qiu2
English translation
surname Qiu
spouse
companion
Pīnyīn Pronunciation
chóu | chou2
English translation
hatred
animosity
enmity
foe
enemy
to feel animosity toward (the wealthy, foreigners etc)
enemy; hatred, enmity

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About Qiú

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Number of strokes

4

Traditional form

Qiú

Contains the radical

rén

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí

Learning hint

person

Etymology of Qiú

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

亻九

Semantic compound

rén

Phonetic compound

jiǔ

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. rén represents the meaning and jiǔ represents the sound.

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Example sentences using Qiú

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神圣 shénshèng 愤怒 fènnù -0.36仇恨 chóu hèn měi ( 0.003仇恨每 miǎo )

Holy Wrath - 36 threat per hit ( 003 threat per second )

杰克 Jié kè shòu le hěn shēn de 伤害 shānghài , 等待 děngdài zhāo 报仇 bàochóu de 时机 shíjī .

Jack was hurt deeply, and he bided his time for revenge.

Xiàng qián zǒu le 一两,仇恨 chóu hèn de 目光 mùguāng dèng zhāo 敌人 dírén .

She advanced a step or two and glared hate at the enemy.

老头子 lǎo tóu zi 点点头 shuì :报仇 bàochóu 好比 hǎo bǐ pán fàng Lěng le 之后 zhī hòu 味道 wèidao cái zuì xiāng de cài .

Don Corleone nodded. " Revenge is a dish that tastes best when it is cold, " he said.

使 shǐ 亲者痛 Qiú zhě kuài .

Do not sadden your friends and gladden your enemies.

Words with Qiú

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
复仇 fù chóu to avenge復仇
Qiú hatred Qiú
仇恨 chóu hèn to hate仇恨 chóu hèn
报仇 bàochóu to avenge報仇
仇人 chóu rén foe仇人 chóu rén
仇视 chóu shì to view sb as an enemy仇視
记仇 jì chóu to hold a grudge記仇
仇敌 chóu dí enemy仇敵
恩仇 ēn chóu debt of gratitude coupled with duty to avenge恩仇 ēn chóu
私仇 sī chóu personal grudge私仇 sī chóu
同仇敌忾 tóng chóu dí kài anger against a common enemy (idiom); joined in opposition to the same adversary同仇敵愾
反目成仇 fǎn mù chéng chóu to become enemies (idiom); to fall out with sb反目成仇 fǎn mù chéng chóu
寻仇 xún chóu to carry out a vendetta against sb尋仇
一箭之仇 yī jiàn zhī chóu old grievance一箭之仇 yī jiàn zhī chóu
仇怨 chóu yuàn hatred and desire for revenge仇怨 chóu yuàn
世仇 shì chóu feud世仇 shì chóu
结仇 jié chóu to start a feud結仇
苦大仇深 kǔ dà chóu shēn great bitterness, deep hatred (idiom); deeply ingrained long-standing resentment苦大仇深 kǔ dà chóu shēn
报仇雪恨 bào chóu xuě hèn to take revenge and wipe out a grudge (idiom)報仇雪恨
恩将仇报 ēn jiāng chóu bào to bite the hand that feeds one (idiom)恩將仇報
冤仇 yuān chóu rancor冤仇 yuān chóu
疾恶如仇 jí wù rú chóu to hate evil as one hates an enemy (idiom)疾惡如仇
公报私仇 gōng bào sī chóu to use public office to avenge private wrongs公報私仇

Qiú Decomposition & Compounds

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Qiú Decomposition

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