鬼

Disembodied spirit in Chinese: 鬼 (guǐ)

guǐ

disembodied spirit

HSK 3.0 Level 51 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1disembodied spirit; ghost; devil
  2. 2(suffix) person with a certain vice or addiction etc
  3. 3sly; crafty; resourceful (variant of 诡)
  4. 4one of the 28 constellations of ancient Chinese astronomy

Stroke order

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鬼

Zhuyin

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ㄍㄨㄟˇ

guǐ

ㄍ/ gㄨ/ uㄟ/ eiˇ/ third tone

Example sentences

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  • 孩子们都怕黑，说晚上有鬼。

    hái zi men dōu pà hēi， shuō wǎn shàng yǒu guǐ。

    The children are all afraid of the dark and say there are ghosts at night.

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Related words

酒鬼

jiǔ guǐ

drunkard

搞鬼

gǎo guǐ

to make mischief

魔鬼

mó guǐ

devil

胆小鬼

dǎn xiǎo guǐ

coward

柜子

guì zi

cupboard

国民

guó mín

nationals

过度

guò dù

excessive

过于

guò yú

too much

咳

hāi

sound of sighing

害

hài

to do harm to

好运

hǎo yùn

good luck

号召

hào zhào

to call

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