pǐ

癖

Character · Noun

addiction; hobby; habit

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

1 sense · 5 examples
1.

noun

addiction; strong liking; habit

Often refers to a habitual, sometimes excessive, fondness for something, which can be neutral or slightly negative.

Tā他
yǒu有
gè个
guài怪
pǐ癖
 ,
xǐ喜
huān欢
shōu收
jí集
jiù旧
yóu邮
piào票
 。

He has a strange hobby: he likes to collect old stamps.

Jié洁
pǐ癖
shì是
yī一
zhǒng种
ài爱
gān干
jìng净
de的
jí极
duān端
xí习
guàn惯
 。

Mysophobia is an extreme habit of being overly clean.

Show 3 more examples
Shì嗜
jiǔ酒
chéng成
pǐ癖
 ,
yú于
jiàn健
kāng康
bù不
lì利
 。

Becoming addicted to alcohol is detrimental to health.

Tā他
fù父
qīn亲
yǒu有
yán严
zhòng重
de的
yān烟
pǐ癖
 。

His father has a severe smoking addiction.

Tā他
de的
gòu购
wù物
pǐ癖
ràng让
tā他
qiàn欠
le了
hěn很
duō多
zhài债
 。

His shopping addiction has left him with a lot of debt.