妖 (yāo) — (bound form) evil spirit; demon; monster; (bound form) eerie; weird; seductive
Definition
妖 (yāo) is a bound morpheme for supernatural creatures (妖怪, 妖精) — always paired with a partner, never used alone. It also carries a meaning of eerie or bewitching attractiveness (妖艳).
bound form
(bound form) evil spiritdemonmonster(bound form) eerieweirdseductive
Examples
- 。Hěn duō zhōng guó shén huà lǐ dōu yǒu yāo guài.Many Chinese myths have monsters.
- ，。Tā cháng dé fēi cháng yāo yàn, dà jiā dōu kàn tā.She looks very seductive; everyone stares at her.
- 。Nà jiān lǎo fáng zi ràng rén jué de yāo qì hěn zhòng.That old house gives an eerie feeling.
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