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芥蒂

grudge

Character Composition

Characters

Pinyin

jie4di4 • jièdì

Meaning

Primary

grudge

Mnemonic

A 芥蒂 grudge is an ill feeling you have towards something due to past events, and it makes you feel like a small 蒂 stem of a 芥 mustard plant is inside your heart causing you discomfort.

Usage

他们 之间 一直 有 芥蒂。

There has always been a grudge between them.

我们 不 应该 因为 小事 而 有 芥蒂。

We shouldn’t hold a grudge over small matters.

长期 的 芥蒂。

A long-standing grudge.