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仇

chóu

enmity; hatred; feud

Two people stand back to back with a crack in the ground between.
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Character

仇 chóu

Strokes
4
Radical
亻 — man, person
Made of
亻 man, person 九 nine
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 两个家族的仇延续了三代,最后却被一场共同灾难化解。 Liǎng gè jiāzú de chóu yánxù le sān dài, zuìhòu què bèi yì chǎng gòngtóng zāinàn huàjiě. The feud between the two families lasted for three generations, but was eventually dissolved by a shared disaster.
  • 他们两家结下了很深的仇,几十年不来往。 Tāmen liǎng jiā jiéxià le hěn shēn de chóu, jǐ shí nián bù láiwǎng. The two families built up deep enmity and had no contact for decades.
  • 他和我无冤无仇,为什么要这样对我? Tā hé wǒ wú yuān wú chóu, wèishénme yào zhèyàng duì wǒ? He and I have no grudge between us, so why treat me like this?

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