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凄

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Definitions

  1. 1. frigid
  2. 2. dismal
  3. 3. grim
  4. 4. bleak
  5. 5. sad
  6. 6. mournful
  7. 7. also written 淒|凄[qī]

Words Containing 凄

凄凉
qī liáng

mournful

凄梗
qī gěng

(literary) wailing; choking with sobs

悲凄
bēi qī

pitiable

凄哀
qī āi

desolate

凄恻
qī cè

heartbroken

凄怆
qī chuàng

pitiful

凄惨
qī cǎn

plaintive

凄楚
qī chǔ

sad

凄然
qī rán

distressed

凄苦
qī kǔ

bleak

凄迷
qī mí

pained and bewildered

凄切
qī qiè

mournful

凄厉
qī lì

mournful (sound)

凄婉
qī wǎn

melancholy

凄惋
qī wǎn

doleful

凄惶
qī huáng

distressed and terrified

凄暗
qī àn

dismal

凄清
qī qīng

somber

凄美
qī měi

poignant

凄风苦雨
qī fēng kǔ yǔ

lit. bleak wind and icy rain (idiom)

凄黯
qī àn

dismal

风雨凄凄
fēng yǔ qī qī

wretched wind and rain

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