suì
祟
ghost harm; evil act; surname
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Meanings
2 senses · 7 examplesnoun
ghost harming people; evil, sneaky acts
formalMostly used in classical or formal written language now, often paired with other characters to form fixed phrases.
Mín民
jiān间
chuán传
shuō说
lǐ里
，
yāo妖
mó魔
guǐ鬼
guài怪
cháng常
cháng常
chū出
lái来
zuò作
suì祟
。
In folk legends, ghosts and monsters often come out to harm people.
Tā他
huái怀
yí疑
yǒu有
rén人
zài在
bèi背
hòu后
gǎo搞
guǐ鬼
zuò作
suì祟
，
pò破
huài坏
gōng公
sī司
de的
xiàng项
mù目
。
He suspected someone was behind the scenes doing evil acts to sabotage the company's project.
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Zhè这
zhǒng种
tóu投
jī机
qǔ取
qiǎo巧
de的
xíng行
wéi为
jiǎn简
zhí直
jiù就
shì是
zuò作
suì祟
。
This kind of opportunistic behavior is simply an evil act.
Dà大
jiā家
dōu都
kàn看
chuān穿
le了
tā他
nà那
tào套
zhuāng装
qiāng腔
zuò作
shì势
de的
zuò作
suì祟
bǎ把
xì戏
。
Everyone saw through his evil trick of putting on airs.
Zhè这
ge个
yáo谣
yán言
zuò作
suì祟
，
ràng让
hěn很
duō多
rén人
xiàn陷
rù入
le了
kǒng恐
huāng慌
。
This rumor caused panic among many people.
proper noun
Sui (surname)
Used as a family name, rare in China.
Suì祟
xiān先
sheng生
shì是
wǒ我
men们
xīn新
lái来
de的
tóng同
shì事
。
Mr. Sui is our new colleague.
Suì祟
xìng姓
de的
qǐ起
yuán源
kě可
yǐ以
zhuī追
sù溯
dào到
gǔ古
dài代
de的
wū巫
shī师
zhí职
yè业
。
The origin of the Sui surname can be traced back to the ancient profession of witch doctors.