鬼

guǐ · gui

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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  1. disembodied spirit; ghost; devil
  2. (suffix) person with a certain vice or addiction etc
  3. sly; crafty; resourceful (variant of 詭 / 诡 (guǐ))
  4. one of the 28 constellations of ancient Chinese astronomy

In a sentence

2 examples
01

欧(ōu)洲(zhōu)现(xiàn)在(zài)是(shì)不(bu)是(shì)还(hái)有(yǒu)很(hěn)多(duō)人(rén)信(xìn)鬼(guǐ)?

Are there many people in Europe who believe in ghosts even now?

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

02

风(fēng)声(shēng)有(yǒu)点(diǎn)恐(kǒng)怖(bù),听(tīng)起(qǐ)来(lái)好(hǎo)像(xiàng)鬼(guǐ)叫(jiào)一(yì)般(bān)。

The wind sounds scary, like screaming ghosts.

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

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