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仇人

chóurén

enemy; foe

Two people on a narrow footbridge turn away with arms crossed.
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Characters in this word

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

人 rén

Strokes
2
Radical
人 — man, person
How it's built
Pictograph — a drawing of the thing

Example phrases

  • 小说里的仇人最终在战乱中合作,情节虽然戏剧化,却很有张力。 Xiǎoshuō lǐ de chóurén zuìzhōng zài zhànluàn zhōng hézuò, qíngjié suīrán xìjùhuà, què hěn yǒu zhānglì. The enemies in the novel eventually cooperate amid the chaos of war; the plot is dramatic but powerful.
  • 他们本是仇人,现在却成了好朋友。 Tāmen běn shì chóurén, xiànzài què chéng le hǎo péngyou. They were once enemies, but now they've become good friends.
  • 在路上遇见仇人,他装作没看见。 Zài lù shang yùjiàn chóurén, tā zhuāngzuò méi kànjiàn. Meeting his enemy on the road, he pretended not to see him.

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