邪 (xié): old variant of 邪[xie2]; demonic; iniquitous; nefarious; evil; unhealthy influences that cause disease (Chinese medicine); (coll.) strange; abnormal

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HSK 7adjective

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Pinyin
Meaning: old variant of 邪[xie2]; demonic; iniquitous; nefarious; evil; unhealthy influences that cause disease (Chinese medicine); (coll.) strange; abnormal
Characters: 1
Part of speech: adjective
HSK level: HSK 7
Strokes: 6
Radical: 阝
Structure: 左右结构

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demonic
iniquitous
nefarious
evil
unhealthy influences that cause disease (Chinese medicine)
(coll.) strange
abnormal
old variant of 邪[xie2]

Chinese explanation

不正当、不正派，跟“正”相对，常用来形容人的行为或想法不合乎道德规范的，如邪恶、邪念
中医里指使人得病的外部因素，如风邪、寒邪
也可表示不正常的、古怪的，如邪门儿。

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The doctor diagnosed that his illness was caused by an external wind pathogen and that he needed to rest well.

In the story, the hero, with his righteous spirit, ultimately defeated the evil forces.

Traditional Chinese medicine believes that when the body's vital energy is insufficient, pathogenic factors easily invade, causing illness.

He has been having wild thoughts lately, feeling that someone wants to harm him; his family worried he had gone crazy and quickly took him to see a psychologist.

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