Definition
邪 (xié) means 'evil, wicked' with a supernatural/demonic connotation, stronger than 恶 (è) and distinct from 邪恶 (xié è) which is more general; colloquially it means 'strange, abnormal' in a weird/unhealthy way, unlike 怪 (guài) which is neutral or 反常 (fǎn cháng) which describes deviation from the norm. It also refers to pathogenic factors in Chinese medicine.
adjective
evilwickeddemonic(coll.) strangeabnormalweird(Chinese medicine) pathogenic factorharmful influence that causes disease
Easily confused
- 呀yālook-alike(interjection) ah! oh! (expressing surprise, sudden realization, or admiration)
- 些xiēsound-alike(classifier) some, a few, several (used after 一, 这, 那, or alone to indicate an indefinite number)
- 写xiěsound-aliketo write
- 血xiěsound-alikeblood
- 鞋xiésound-alikeshoe
- 歇xiēsound-aliketo rest, to take a break
- 卸xièsound-aliketo unload, to offload (cargo, goods)
- 斜xiésound-alike(adjective) slanted, oblique, inclined, tilted
- 泄xièsound-aliketo leak out, to discharge (liquid, gas, electricity)
- 泻xièsound-aliketo have diarrhea; to purge (bowels)
Examples
- 邪。Zhège cūnzi liúchuán zhe xié shén de chuánshuō.This village has a legend of an evil god.
- ，邪？Nǐ zuìjìn liǎnsè bú tài hǎo, shì bú shì zhāo le xié qì?You haven't been looking well lately — did you catch some bad energy?
- 邪，。Tā jīntiān de biǎoxiàn zhēn xié, hé píngcháng wánquán bù yíyàng.His behavior today was really strange, totally unlike usual.
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