咒

zhòu · zhou

Traditional 呪

Meaning

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zhòu 咒

  1. incantation
  2. magic spell
  3. curse
  4. malediction
  5. to revile
  6. to put a curse on sb

zhòu 呪

  1. variant of 咒 (zhòu)

In a sentence

2 examples
01

老(lǎo)人(rén)念(niàn)了(le)一(yí)句(jù)咒(zhòu),希(xī)望(wàng)家(jiā)人(rén)平(píng)安(ān)。

The old man recited an incantation, hoping his family would be safe.

02

他(tā)生(shēng)气(qì)地(de)咒(zhòu)了(le)对(duì)方(fāng)一(yí)句(jù),转(zhuǎn)身(shēn)就(jiù)走(zǒu)了(le)。

He angrily cursed the other person and then turned and walked away.

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