Chinese word dictionary

吃醋

chī cù · to feel jealous (esp. because of a rival in love or affection)

Word information

Simplified吃醋
Traditional吃醋
Pinyinchī cù
Part of speechDictionary
HSK 3.0Not listed
HSK 2.0Not listed

How to learn 吃醋

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

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