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CHINESE CHARACTER

guǐ

鬼

鬼

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spook

Numbered pinyin
gui3
English meanings
sinister plot, apparition, dirty trick, sprite, spook, spectre, revenant, spirit, wraith, genie, bogle, specter, ghost

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Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    tā他pà怕guǐ鬼。

    He is afraid of ghosts.

  2. 02

    guǐ鬼gùshi故事。

    A ghost story.

  3. 03

    xiǎoqi小气guǐ鬼。

    A miser.

  4. 04

    guǐ鬼tiānqì天气。

    Awful weather.

  5. 05

    zhuāng装guǐ鬼。

    Play ghost.

  6. 06

    jiàn见guǐ鬼le了。

    What the devil.

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