zuò​niè

to sin

  • created sense approved 作孽 · zuò​niè · to sin — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    作孽

    zuò​niè

    to sin

    to do evil; to commit a sin that results in disaster

    作, 孽

    作 (literal) → 作 · zuò · to do 孽 (literal) → 孽 · niè · sin

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  • created sense approved 作孽 · zuò​niè · pitiful — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    作孽

    zuò​niè

    pitiful

    unfortunate; causing or expressing pity towards someone suffering (often used as an exclamation of dismay)

    作 (literal) → 作 · zuò · to do 孽 (literal) → 孽 · niè · disaster

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

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