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怯
qiè
afraid, lacking in courage
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忄 (heart) provides meaning, 去 provides pronunciation
HSK 6
8 strokes
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⿰忄去
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土
soil, earth; items made of earth
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A lump of clay on a potter's wheel
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HSK 5
Words Using 怯 (17)
Character
Pinyin
Definition
HSK
胆怯
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dǎnqiè
timid / cowardly
6
dǎnqiè
胆怯
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HSK 6
timid / cowardly
怯
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qiè
timid / cowardly / rustic / Taiwan pr. <què>
qiè
怯
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timid / cowardly / rustic / Taiwan pr. <què>
怯懦
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qiènuò
timid / gutless / weakling
qiènuò
怯懦
↗
timid / gutless / weakling
羞怯
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xiūqiè
shy / timid
xiūqiè
羞怯
↗
shy / timid
卑怯
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bēiqiè
mean and cowardly / abject
bēiqiè
卑怯
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mean and cowardly / abject
怯弱
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qièruò
timid / weak
qièruò
怯弱
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timid / weak
怯羞
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qièxiū
see [[羞怯<xiūqiè>]]
qièxiū
怯羞
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see [[羞怯<xiūqiè>]]
怯声怯气
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qièshēngqièqì
to speak in a frightened voice that lacks courage (idiom)
qièshēngqièqì
怯声怯气
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to speak in a frightened voice that lacks courage (idiom)
临死不怯
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línsǐbùqiè
equanimity in the face of death / to face dangers with assurance
línsǐbùqiè
临死不怯
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equanimity in the face of death / to face dangers with assurance
露怯
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lòuqiè
to display one's ignorance / to make a fool of oneself by an ignorant blunder
lòuqiè
露怯
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to display one's ignorance / to make a fool of oneself by an ignorant blunder