仇 (chóu): hatred; animosity; enmity; foe; enemy; to feel animosity toward (the wealthy, foreigners etc); variant of 仇[chou2]

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Pinyin
Meaning: hatred; animosity; enmity; foe; enemy; to feel animosity toward (the wealthy, foreigners etc); variant of 仇[chou2]
Characters: 1
Part of speech: noun
HSK level: HSK 7
Strokes: 4

Full definitions

hatred
animosity
enmity
foe
enemy
to feel animosity toward (the wealthy

Chinese explanation

深深的怨恨和敌意，因受到伤害或不平而想要报复的情绪
也可指因怨恨而产生的敌对关系，如结仇、报仇。当读作qiú时，只用在姓氏中。

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Because the father had been cheated out of all his savings by a neighbor years ago, the two families formed a deep hatred and had not interacted for over a decade.

He was abused by his stepmother from a young age, and a deep hatred for her took root in his heart; even after growing up, he could never forgive her.

That war took the lives of her entire family; she harbored a deep-seated hatred for the enemy that she could never forget for the rest of her life.

Although they had once become enemies due to a business dispute, they met again at a gathering years later and finally shook hands and made peace.

He is narrow-minded; if someone accidentally says the wrong thing, he bears a grudge and always wants to find a chance for revenge.

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