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刺

cī · ci/cì · ci

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HSK 4Old HSK 6

Meaning

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cī 刺

  1. (onom.) whoosh

cì 刺

  1. thorn
  2. sting
  3. thrust
  4. to prick
  5. to pierce
  6. to stab
  7. to assassinate
  8. to murder
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Roses have thorns

  1. Liangliang

    小心(xiǎoxīn)，玫瑰花(méiguīhuā)有(yǒu)刺(cì)！

    Careful, roses have thorns!

  2. Dengdeng

    哎哟(āiyō)！我的(wǒde)手(shǒu)被(bèi)刺(cì)扎(zhā)了(le)。

    Ouch! A thorn pricked my hand.

  3. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)说过(shuōguò)了(le)，有(yǒu)刺(cì)的(de)花(huā)别(bié)摸(mō)。

    I told you, do not touch flowers with thorns.

  4. Dengdeng

    可是(kěshì)它(tā)那么(nàme)漂亮(piàoliang)，我(wǒ)没(méi)看到(kàndào)刺(cì)。

    But it was so pretty, I did not see the thorns.

  5. Liangliang

    下次(xiàcì)戴(dài)手套(shǒutào)吧(ba)。

    Wear gloves next time.

  6. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)，我(wǒ)戴(dài)手套(shǒutào)看(kàn)花(huā)，不(bù)摸(mō)刺(cì)！

    OK, I will wear gloves to look at flowers and not touch thorns!

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2 examples
01

没(méi)有(yǒu)玫(méi)瑰(guī)花(huā)是(shì)不(bù)长(zhǎng)刺(cì)的(de)。

There are no roses without thorns.

Tatoeba: Chinese by uhasan · English by fanty · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

她(tā)拔(bá)出(chū)了(le)一(yì)根(gēn)儿(r)扎(zhā)在(zài)轮(lún)胎(tāi)里(lǐ)的(de)刺(cì)。

She pulled a thorn out of the tyre.

Tatoeba: Chinese by DaoSeng · English by sundown · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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