刺猬
cì wei
Pinyin

Definition

刺猬
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cì wei
  1. hedgehog

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

刺
cī
  1. 1 (onom.) whoosh
刺激
cì jī
  1. 1 to provoke
  2. 2 to irritate
  3. 3 to upset
  4. 4 to stimulate
  5. 5 to excite
  6. 6 irritant
毒刺
dú cì
  1. 1 venomous sting
刺伤
cì shāng
  1. 1 to stab
刺客
cì kè
  1. 1 assassin
刺激性
cì jī xìng
  1. 1 thrilling
  2. 2 exciting
  3. 3 stimulating
  4. 4 irritating
  5. 5 provocative
  6. 6 pungent
  7. 7 spicy
刺痛
cì tòng
  1. 1 stab of pain
  2. 2 sting
  3. 3 fig. stimulus to action
  4. 4 a prick
刺眼
cì yǎn
  1. 1 to dazzle
  2. 2 to offend the eyes
  3. 3 dazzling
  4. 4 harsh (light)
  5. 5 crude (colors)
  6. 6 unsightly
刺绣
cì xiù
  1. 1 to embroider
  2. 2 embroidery
刺耳
cì ěr
  1. 1 ear-piercing
刺猬
cì wei
  1. 1 hedgehog
刺身
cì shēn
  1. 1 sashimi
刺青
cì qīng
  1. 1 tattoo
刺骨
cì gǔ
  1. 1 piercing
  2. 2 cutting
  3. 3 bone-chilling
  4. 4 penetrating (cold)
粉刺
fěn cì
  1. 1 pimple
  2. 2 comedo
  3. 3 blackhead
  4. 4 acne
冲刺
chōng cì
  1. 1 to sprint
  2. 2 to spurt
  3. 3 to dash
  4. 4 big effort
讽刺
fěng cì
  1. 1 to satirize
  2. 2 to mock
  3. 3 irony
  4. 4 satire
  5. 5 sarcasm
马刺
mǎ cì
  1. 1 spur (on riding boots)
倒刺
dào cì
  1. 1 barb
  2. 2 barbed tip (e.g. of fishhook)
刺五加
cì wǔ jiā
  1. 1 manyprickle (Acanthopanax senticosus), root used in TCM

Idioms (4)

寒风刺骨
hán fēng cì gǔ
  1. 1 bone chilling wind (idiom)
悬梁刺股
xuán liáng cì gǔ
  1. 1 to study assiduously and tirelessly (idiom)
  2. 2 see also 頭懸梁，錐刺股|头悬梁，锥刺股[tóu xuán liáng , zhuī cì gǔ]
芒刺在背
máng cì zài bèi
  1. 1 feeling brambles and thorns in one's back (idiom)
  2. 2 uneasy and nervous
  3. 3 to be on pins and needles
头悬梁，锥刺股
tóu xuán liáng , zhuī cì gǔ
  1. 1 lit. with his head attached to a beam and stabbing his thigh with an awl (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to study assiduously and tirelessly

Sample Sentences

哦，昨天傍晚也不知道怎么回事，从上面掉下来一只刺猬，正好打在我头上。
ò ，zuótiān bàngwǎn yě bù zhīdào zěnme huíshì ，cóng shàngmian diào xiàlái yī zhī cìwei ，zhènghǎo dǎ zài wǒ tóu shàng 。
Oh, yesterday at nightfall, I'm not sure how, but a hedgehog fell down from above. It hit me right in the head.
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哎呀，那肯定是个刺猬。来，我这儿有绷带，帮你包扎一下。要不今晚就在这个洞口搭帐篷吧！
āiyā ，nà kěndìng shì ge cìwei 。lái ，wǒ zhèr yǒu bēngdài ，bāng nǐ bāozhā yīxià 。yàobu jīnwǎn jiù zài zhè ge dòngkǒu dā zhàngpeng ba ！
Oh goodness, then it must have been a hedgehog. Come here, I have a bandage. Let me dress it for you. How about we set up the tent by this cave entrance tonight!
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