欺 qī
- Strokes
- 12
- Radical
- 欠 — to lack, to owe
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
欺负
qīfu
to bully; to take advantage of
Characters in this word
负 fù
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 贝 — sea shell
- Made of
- ⺈ knife 贝 sea shell
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 弱势群体被欺负时，制度不能只要求他们自行忍耐。 Ruòshì qúntǐ bèi qīfu shí, zhìdù bù néng zhǐ yāoqiú tāmen zìxíng rěnnài. When vulnerable groups are bullied, the system cannot simply require them to endure it on their own.
- 大孩子总是欺负比他小的同学。 Dà háizi zǒngshì qīfu bǐ tā xiǎo de tóngxué. The big kid is always bullying classmates smaller than himself.
- 别以为我好说话，你就可以欺负我。 Bié yǐwéi wǒ hǎo shuōhuà, nǐ jiù kěyǐ qīfu wǒ. Don't think that just because I'm easygoing you can push me around.
Related words
- 欺骗 qīpiàn to deceive
- 欺诈 qīzhà to defraud; fraud; deception
- 负责 fùzé to be responsible for
- 负担 fùdān burden; to bear
- 负责人 fùzérén person in charge
- 胜负 shèngfù win or lose; outcome
- 负面 fùmiàn negative, adverse
- 抱负 bàofù ambition; aspiration
- 背负 bēifù to bear; to shoulder; to carry
- 担负 dānfù to bear; to shoulder; to undertake
- 负 fù to bear; to owe; negative; to lose
- 负重 fùzhòng to carry a load; to bear a burden