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瘸

qué
HSK 6
#3,934 most
frequent character
lame
adjective

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

瘸 combines 疒, sick person in bed, with 肉 meat/body and 加 jiā, whose sound link is not obvious. It first meant 'to be lame'.

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Example Sentences

他的右腿瘸了。
tāde yòutuǐ qué le 。
His right leg is lame.
这只狗是瘸的。
zhè zhī gǒu shì qué de 。
This dog is lame.
她因受伤而变得瘸。
tā yīn shòushāng ér biàndé qué 。
She became lame due to an injury.

Words with similar meanings

跛bǒ
limp
This term is another way to describe someone or something that walks with a limp, but it may imply a more casual context.

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