Chinese word dictionary

咎有应得

jiù yǒu yīng dé · (idiom) to deserve what one gets (punishment, mishap etc)

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Word information

Simplified咎有应得

Traditional咎有應得

Pinyinjiù yǒu yīng dé

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Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

咎jiù

fault, defect; error, mistake

有yǒu

to have, to own, to possess; to exist

应yīng

should, must; to respond, to handle; to deal with, to cope

得dé

to obtain, to get, to acquire; suitable, proper; ready

How to learn 咎有应得

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.

When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.

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觉得juéde

to think that ...; to feel that ...; to feel (uncomfortable etc)

没有méiyǒu

haven't; hasn't; doesn't exist; to not have; to not be

有yǒu

to have; there is; (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意[you3 yi4] intentional)

有的yǒude

(there are) some (who are...); some (exist)

有点儿yǒudiǎnr

slightly; a little; somewhat

有些yǒuxiē

some; somewhat