(yāo) — (bound form) evil spirit; demon; monster; (bound form) eerie; weird; seductive

Definição

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

Exemplos

  • 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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