zǔ
诅
curse; swear; pledge
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 10 examplesverb
to curse; to wish harm upon
formalFormal literary usage, refers to invoking misfortune on someone or something.
Tā他
fèn愤
nù怒
de地
zǔ诅
mà骂
nà那
xiē些
pò破
huài坏
huán环
jìng境
de的
rén人
。
He angrily cursed those who destroyed the environment.
Gǔ古
dài代
rén人
men们
huì会
zǔ诅
mà骂
chù触
fàn犯
shén神
líng灵
de的
rén人
。
In ancient times, people would curse those who offended the gods.
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Bù不
yào要
qīng轻
yì易
zǔ诅
mà骂
tā他
rén人
，
zhè这
huì会
shāng伤
hài害
bǐ彼
cǐ此
de的
gǎn感
qíng情
。
Do not easily curse others, it will hurt each other's feelings.
Chuán传
shuō说
wū巫
shī师
huì会
yòng用
zhòu咒
yǔ语
zǔ诅
mà骂
tā他
men们
de的
dí敌
rén人
。
Legend says witches use spells to curse their enemies.
Miàn面
duì对
bù不
gōng公
，
tā他
xuǎn选
zé择
le了
zǔ诅
mà骂
ér而
fēi非
gōu沟
tōng通
。
Faced with injustice, he chose to curse instead of communicating.
verb
to swear; to pledge; to make an oath
formalFormal literary usage, refers to making a solemn oath or alliance.
Tā他
men们
zǔ诅
shì誓
yǒng永
bèi不
pàn背
bǐ叛
cǐ彼
de此
yǒu的
yì友
谊
。
They swore never to betray each other's friendship.
Gǔ古
dài代
zhū诸
hóu侯
huì会
zǔ诅
shì誓
dìng订
lì立
méng盟
yuē约
。
Ancient feudal lords would make oaths to sign alliances.
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Tā他
duì对
zhe着
zǔ祖
xiān先
de的
pái牌
wèi位
zǔ诅
shì誓
huì会
zūn遵
shǒu守
chéng承
nuò诺
。
He swore in front of his ancestors' spirit tablets to keep his promise.
Liǎng两
gè个
bù部
luò落
zǔ诅
shì誓
yǒng永
jié结
tóng同
hǎo好
。
The two tribes swore to be forever friendly.
Zài在
fǎ法
tíng庭
shàng上
，
zhèng证
rén人
xū需
yào要
zǔ诅
shì誓
rú如
shí实
chén陈
shù述
。
In court, witnesses need to swear to tell the truth.