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chì

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chì Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
chì | chi4
English translation
to scold, to upbraid; to shout at

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About chì

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Number of strokes

5

Traditional form

chì

Contains the radical

kǒu

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí

Learning hint

mouth

Etymology of chì

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

口匕

Semantic compound

kǒu

Phonetic compound

Explanation

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

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Example sentences using chì

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liǎn niǔ Chéng tuán ,大声 dà shēng ā chì , 举起 jǔ qǐ shǒu lái yāo .

His face contorted to a snarl, his hand raised to strike.

zhè lǎo 看门人 kān mén rén 总是 zǒngshì 责骂 zé mà ,呵叱 hē chì 个没 wán .

The old caretaker was always scolding and chiding.

Words with chì

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
chì to scold chì
叱责 chì zé to upbraid叱責
叱咤 chì zhà to rebuke angrily叱咤 chì zhà
叱咤风云 chì zhà fēng yún all-powerful叱咤風雲
叱喝 chì hè to shout at叱喝 chì hè
喝叱 hē chì to berate喝叱 hē chì
叱骂 chì mà to curse叱罵
呵叱 hē chì to berate呵叱 hē chì
叱问 chì wèn to call sb to account叱問
叱呵 chì hē to yell叱呵 chì hē

chì Decomposition & Compounds

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