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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
jí | ji2
English translation
sickness
disease
hate
envy
swift
sickness, illness, disease; to envy, to hate

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Number of strokes

10

Traditional form

Contains the radical

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí

Learning hint

sickness

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

疒矢

Semantic compound

Phonetic compound

shǐ

Explanation

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

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明亮 míng liàng ér 疾走 jí zǒu fēi de 野火 yě huǒ zài 田野 tiányě 到处 dàochù bēn cuàn .

Those light, swift fires, run about the country.

zhè 疾病 jíbìng zài 蔓延 mànyán , suì 以下 yǐ xià de 小孩 xiǎo hái dōu yǒu 危险 wēixiǎn .

The disease is spreading, and all children under five are at risk.

xiǎo chuán làng 疾驶.

The boat sped across the waves.

这种 zhè zhǒng 胸部 xiōng bù bìng shì 流行 liúxíng běn 地区 dìqū 矿工 kuàng gōng Zhōng de 地方病.

The chest disease is endemic among miners in this area.

jiù 不必 bù bì 担心 dānxīn 路上 lù shang 得坏血症 huò 斑疹伤寒 shāng hán zhè lèi 疾病 jíbìng le !

No fear of scurvy or ship fever this voyage.

Words with

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
疾病 jíbìng disease疾病 jíbìng
残疾人 cán jí rén disabled person殘疾人
sickness
残疾 cánjí disabled殘疾
疟疾 nu:è jí malaria瘧疾
痢疾 lì ji dysentery痢疾 lì ji
疾苦 jí kǔ pain and difficulties疾苦 jí kǔ
疾驰 jí chí to speed along疾馳
疾风 jí fēng storm疾風
大声疾呼 dà shēng jí hū to make one's views known大聲疾呼
痛心疾首 tòng xīn jí shǒu bitter and hateful (idiom)痛心疾首 tòng xīn jí shǒu
顽疾 wán jí ineradicable disease頑疾
迅疾 xùn jí rapid迅疾 xùn jí
恶疾 è jí foul disease惡疾
痼疾 gù jí chronic disease痼疾 gù jí
疾速 jí sù very fast疾速 jí sù
疾走 jí zǒu to scamper疾走 jí zǒu
无疾而终 wú jí ér zhōng to die peacefully無疾而終
疾步 jí bù at a fast pace疾步 jí bù
积劳成疾 jī láo chéng jí to accumulate work causes sickness (idiom); to fall ill from constant overwork積勞成疾
遗传性疾病 yí chuán xìng jí bìng genetic disorder遺傳性疾病
奋笔疾书 fèn bǐ jí shū to write at a tremendous speed奮筆疾書

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