Chinese Word: 邪 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

邪

Pinyin: xié

English Definition: demonic; iniquitous; nefarious; evil; unhealthy influences that cause disease (Chinese medicine); (coll.) strange; abnormal

Chinese Definition:
①不正当，不正派：邪恶。邪念。邪说。
②中医指引起疾病的环境因素：寒邪。风邪。
③迷信的人指鬼神给予的灾祸：中(zhòng)邪。
④妖异怪诞：邪魔。邪术。
⑤古同“斜”。

Antonyms: 正

Total strokes: 6; Radical: 邑

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 牙 [ yá ] tooth, molar; fang, tusk; serrated
- 阝 [ yì ] place, town, city

Similar Characters: 邢

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邪教	xié jiào	evil cult
邪恶	xié è	sinister; vicious; wicked; evil
邪说	xié shuō	harmful teachings; evil doctrine
邪气	xié qì	evil influence; unhealthy trend; (a person's) evil air; aura of wickedness; (TCM) pathogenic energy (opposite: 正气 , vital energy)
歪风邪气	wāi fēng xié qì	noxious winds, evil influences (idiom); malignant social trends

1		gào su 告诉 wǒ 我， nǐ 你 zuì jìn 最近 zhōng 中 le 了 shén me 什么 xié 邪 le 了？ Tell me, what' s got into you lately?
2		gǔ 古 kǎi ěr tè rén 凯尔特人 xiāng xìn 相信 dài 戴 shàng 上 miàn jù 面具 kě yǐ 可以 bì kāi 避开 xié 邪 líng 灵。 The ancient Celts believed that wearing masks would ward offevil spirits.
3		zǎo qī 早期 de 的 ōu zhōu rén 欧洲人 xiāng xìn 相信 xié 邪 líng 灵， wū pó 巫婆， guǐ 鬼， jù 巨 mó 魔。 Early Europeans believed in evil spirits, witches, ghosts and trolls.
4		yín zhì 银质 ěr huán 耳环 cháng 常 yòng lái 用来 qū gǎn 驱赶 tōng guò 通过 qī 七 kǒng 孔 jìn rù 进入 shēn tǐ 身体 de 的 xié 邪 líng 灵。 Silver earrings were used to prevent evil spirits from entering the body through any orifices.
5		tā 他 miàn qián 面前 hái 还 fàng 放 zhe 着 liǎng 两 bēi 杯 shuǐ 水， jiù 就 shuō shì 说是 yòng lái 用来 xī 吸 zǒu 走 xié 邪 líng de 灵的 líng hún 灵魂 de 的。 Two glasses of water, believed to absorb evil spirits, were placed in front of him.

1		gào su 告诉 wǒ 我， nǐ 你 zuì jìn 最近 zhōng 中 le 了 shén me 什么 xié 邪 le 了？ Tell me, what' s got into you lately?
2		gǔ 古 kǎi ěr tè rén 凯尔特人 xiāng xìn 相信 dài 戴 shàng 上 miàn jù 面具 kě yǐ 可以 bì kāi 避开 xié 邪 líng 灵。 The ancient Celts believed that wearing masks would ward offevil spirits.
3		zǎo qī 早期 de 的 ōu zhōu rén 欧洲人 xiāng xìn 相信 xié 邪 líng 灵， wū pó 巫婆， guǐ 鬼， jù 巨 mó 魔。 Early Europeans believed in evil spirits, witches, ghosts and trolls.
4		yín zhì 银质 ěr huán 耳环 cháng 常 yòng lái 用来 qū gǎn 驱赶 tōng guò 通过 qī 七 kǒng 孔 jìn rù 进入 shēn tǐ 身体 de 的 xié 邪 líng 灵。 Silver earrings were used to prevent evil spirits from entering the body through any orifices.
5		tā 他 miàn qián 面前 hái 还 fàng 放 zhe 着 liǎng 两 bēi 杯 shuǐ 水， jiù 就 shuō shì 说是 yòng lái 用来 xī 吸 zǒu 走 xié 邪 líng de 灵的 líng hún 灵魂 de 的。 Two glasses of water, believed to absorb evil spirits, were placed in front of him.