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痴 chī

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痴 chī Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
chī | chi1
English translation
foolish, stupid, dumb, silly

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About 痴 chī

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Number of strokes

13

Traditional form

痴 chī

Contains the radical

疒 nè

Part of speech

Adjective / 形容词 xíng róng cí Xíngróng cí

Learning hint

sickness

Etymology of 痴 chī

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

⿸疒知

Semantic compound

疒 nè

Phonetic compound

知 zhī

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. 疒 nè represents the meaning and 知 zhī represents the sound. Simplified form of 癡 chī .

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Example sentences using 痴 chī

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他 tā 的 de 甜言蜜语 tián yán mì yǔ 令 Líng 她 tā 如梦如痴 chī .

His sweet talk made her dreamy.

你 nǐ 这个 zhè ge 白痴 bái chī !你这个笨 bèn 牛仔 niú zǎi ! 你 nǐ 弄 lòng 瞎 xiā 我 wǒ 了 le ! 我 wǒ 要 yāo 告 gào 你 nǐ !

You idiot, you stupid cowboy, you blinded me, I'm suing!

白痴 bái chī 和 hé 其他 qítā 弱智 ruò zhì 者 zhě 需 xū 人 rén 照料 zhào liào 他们 tā men .

Idiots and other incompetents need someone to look after them.

那 Nā 幅 fú 画 huà 把 bǎ 沉溺于热恋 rè liàn 中 Zhōng 的 de 青年 qīng nián 男子 nán zǐ 的 de 痴态勾勒 gōu lè 得 dé 滑稽 huá jī 可笑 kě xiào .

The comic skIt'sent up the foolishness of young men in love.

我 wǒ 谈论 tán lùn 的 de 梦 mèng 本来 běnlái 是 shì 痴 chī 人脑中 Zhōng 的 de 空想 kōngxiǎng 的 de 产物 chǎn wù .

I talk of dreams, which are the children of an idle brain.

Words with 痴 chī

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
白痴 bái chī idiocy白痴 bái chī
痴 chī imbecile痴 chī
痴呆 chī dāi imbecility痴獃
痴迷 chī mí infatuated痴迷 chī mí
痴情 chī qíng infatuation癡情
痴心 chī xīn infatuation痴心 chī xīn
如痴如醉 rú chī rú zuì obsessed with如癡如醉
痴心妄想 chī xīn wàng xiǎng wishful thinking痴心妄想 chī xīn wàng xiǎng
痴人说梦 chī rén shuō mèng lunatic ravings痴人說夢
老年痴呆症 lǎo nián chī dāi zhèng senile dementia老年痴獃症
如醉如痴 rú zuì rú chī intoxicated by sth如醉如癡
情痴 qíng chī infatuated情癡
痴傻 chī shǎ stupid癡傻
痴笑 chī xiào to titter痴笑 chī xiào
痴想 chī xiǎng to daydream痴想 chī xiǎng

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