仇视 (chóu shì) — to view (someone) as an enemy; to be hostile to… | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

仇视 (chóushì) means to regard someone as an enemy — a strong, deliberate hostility, stronger than just disliking someone. Use it when the attitude is political, ideological, or deeply personal enmity.

verb

to view (someone) as an enemyto be hostile toward

Examples

仇视。
Tā yīn wèi lì yì chōng tū ér chóu shì tā de tóng shì.
He views his colleague as an enemy because of conflicting interests.
仇视。
Bú yào chóu shì nà xiē céng jīng bāng zhù guò nǐ de rén.
Don't be hostile toward those who once helped you.
仇视，。
Tā men hù xiāng chóu shì, guān xì fēi cháng jǐn zhāng.
They view each other as enemies, and their relationship is very tense.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

仇 (hatred) + 视 (view) = to view someone with hostility.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

亻九仇

Meaning part形符xíngfú

亻Written in full as人rénperson

Sound part声符shēngfú

九

九jiǔ仇⁰qiú

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

仇 has 亻, a person, and 九, which gives the sound.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 視; 视 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

見見jiànsee

Sound part声符shēngfú

示

示shì視shì

Same sound today

The story is about the traditional form 視: it combines 見, meaning see, with 示, which gives the sound shì.

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