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nghi kị

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be suspicious
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be suspicious
3 senses 2 Components
Meaning
3 senses

Verb

Sense 1 Verb
be suspicious Properties & StatesTheme

To feel distrustful or suspicious toward someone, particularly due to feelings of jealousy or envy.

vi Mọi người thường nghi kị lẫn nhau do thiếu sự tin tưởng.

en People often distrust one another due to a lack of trust.

Adjective

Sense 2 Adjective
suspicious

Describing a state of feeling distrustful or questioning the honesty and intentions of another person.

vi Ánh mắt của anh ấy trông rất nghi kị.

en His gaze looked very suspicious.

Adverb

Sense 3 Adverb
suspiciously

Acting in a manner that shows a lack of trust or a feeling of being suspicious.

vi Cô ấy nhìn mọi người một cách nghi kị.

en She looked at everyone suspiciously.

Parts
nghi / kị / 疑忌
Chinese characters Source-aligned
Representative candidate
疑忌
Candidates by syllable
nghi (宜 / 霓 / 𡹠) kị (忌)
Bold marks the representative form aligned to a source as the spelling of the whole word. Parentheses show other candidates for the same syllable. Source and confidence are shown in the heading above.
Similar
tối kị / cụ kị / kiêng kị / đại kị …
Use
nghi ngờ / thích nghi / nghi vấn / hoài nghi …
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