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Meaning

hatred; animosity; enmity; a rival; an enemy; feud

Chinese: 仇恨、仇敌。

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “chou” becomes a different word in each tone. 仇 is the 2nd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.

Stroke Order

Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.

Common Words

  • 报仇bào chóuto take revenge; to avenge
  • 仇恨chóu hènto hate; hatred; enmity; hostility
  • 仇人chóu rénfoe; one's personal enemy
  • 仇家chóu jiāenemy; foe
  • 三仇sān chóuanimosity or resentment towards three groups (the bureaucrats, the wealthy, and the police) due to perceived abuse of power

Example Sentence

我们应该化解仇恨,和睦相处。Wǒ men yīng gāi huà jiě chóu hèn, hé mù xiāng chǔ.We should resolve hatred and live in harmony.

我们Wǒ menwe应该yīng gāishould化解huà jiěto dissolve仇恨chóu hènto hate和睦相处hé mù xiāng chǔto live in harmony