Dictionary/邪

邪

邪 xié

ㄒㄧㄝˊ
AdjHSK 7-9
1demonic
2iniquitous
3nefarious
4evil
5unhealthy influences that cause disease (Chinese medicine)
6(coll.) strange
7abnormal

Characters

Examples

yǒu有zhì huì智慧cái néng才能fēn biàn分辨shàn善è恶xié邪zhèng正;yǒu有qiān xū谦虚cái néng才能jiàn lì建立měi mǎn美满rén shēng人生。
有智慧才能分辨善恶邪正;有谦虚才能建立美满人生。
Only with wisdom can one distinguish between good and evil; only with humility can one build a happy life.
邪教!
Heresy!
我们也得时不时替她驱除邪眼。
We also have to cast off the evil eye from her every so often.

See also: words & characters pronounced xié