WordTaiwan frequency #15,096
吸血鬼
ㄒㄧ ㄒㄧㄝˇ ㄍㄨㄟˇ
“a legendary undead creature that rises at night to drink human blood; a person who ruthlessly exploits others for personal gain.”
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吸
ㄒㄧ
to inhale; to suck in; to absorb; to drink; to take in
血
ㄒㄧㄝˇ
Blood; the fluid circulating in the body; also used to mean tears; to stain with blood; related by blood; passionate or intense.
鬼
ㄍㄨㄟˇ
Ghost or spirit of a dead person; devil; a person with a bad habit or vice; sly or crafty; a name for one of the ancient Chinese constellations.
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Words sharing these characters
Vocabulary built from the same characters — most common first
- 吸引ㄒㄧ ㄧㄣˇto attract; to draw in; to fascinate; to appeal to
- 呼吸ㄏㄨ ㄒㄧto breathe; the process of inhaling oxygen and exhaling carbon dioxide; (figurative) a brief moment; (literary) grand, imposing momentum.
- 吸收ㄒㄧ ㄕㄡto absorb; to take in; to assimilate; to recruit
- 血液ㄒㄧㄝˇ ㄧㄝˋblood; the red fluid circulating in blood vessels, carrying oxygen and nutrients; (fig.) lifeblood
- 血管ㄒㄧㄝˇ ㄍㄨㄢˇblood vessel; tube in the body that carries blood; includes arteries, veins, and capillaries
- 吸引力ㄒㄧ ㄧㄣˇ ㄌㄧˋattractive force (such as gravitation); sex appeal; attractiveness; a charm that draws people in and is hard to resist.
- 血壓ㄒㄧㄝˇ ㄧㄚblood pressure; the force of blood pushing against artery walls.
- 吸毒ㄒㄧ ㄉㄨˊto take drugs; to use narcotics; to be drug-addicted
- 魔鬼ㄇㄛˊ ㄍㄨㄟˇdevil; demon; an evil supernatural being that tempts or harms people.
- 出血ㄔㄨ ㄒㄧㄝˇto bleed; hemorrhage; (fig.) to spend large sums of money
- 高血壓ㄍㄠ ㄒㄧㄝˇ ㄧㄚhigh blood pressure; hypertension; a medical condition in which blood pressure is persistently elevated, increasing risk of heart, brain, and kidney complications.
- 熱血ㄖㄜˋ ㄒㄧㄝˇhot blood; warm-blooded (animal); endothermic (physiology); passion; enthusiasm; fervor; zeal; ardor; dedication; commitment; idealism; willingness to sacrifice for a cause