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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

[cì]
  1. 1. verb [穿过] pierce
  2. 2. verb [刺激] irritate
  3. 3. verb [暗杀] assassinate
  4. 4. verb [侦探] spy
  5. 5. verb [讽刺] satirize
  6. 6. noun sting

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

[cì]
  1. 1. noun thorn; splinter; spine; stick; bone
    他说话总带儿。
    There's always a sting in his words.
    手上扎了个
    get a thorn (or splinter) in one's hand
  2. 2. verb stab; prick; sting
    stab and wound
  3. 3. verb assassinate
    be assassinated
  4. 4. verb irritate; stimulate
    irritate the nose; assail one's nostrils
  5. 5. verb pry; spy
    make roundabout or secret inquiries; pry; spy
  6. 6. verb criticize
    satirize
  7. 7. noun prick

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

[cì]
  1. 1. (尖锐的东西)扎入或穿透
    大腿被匕首
    疗法
    寒风
  2. 2. 暗杀
  3. 3. 讥讽
  4. 4. 像针一样尖锐的东西
    手上扎了一根
  5. 5. 物体表面或人皮肤上小而尖的凸起物
  6. 6. 侦察
  7. 7. 名 [文] 名片
  8. 8. 激使难受
  9. 9. 跟"剌(là)"不同""字左边是"朿(cì)";"剌"字左边是"束(shù)"

Examples

子弹溜地从他耳边擦过去。
The bullets whistled past his ears.
手指上扎了一根
prick one's finger on a thorn; have a splinter in one's finger
的一声,他滑了一个跟头。
Swish! He slipped and fell.
的一声,衣服撕破了
汽车地刹住了
不幸被身亡。
The police couldn't find the knife the murderer used to stab her.
警方找不到凶手用来她的那把刀。

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