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to curse

Character Composition


Characters

Pinyin

zu3zhou4 • zǔzhòu

Meaning


Primary

to curse

Alternatives

curse, curses, cursed, cursing

Mnemonic


诅咒 To curse is 诅 to curse someone by laying a 咒 curse on them.

Usage


故事 里 的 女巫 诅咒 了 王子。

The witch in the story cursed the prince.

他 气 得 大声 诅咒 那 个 骗子。

He was so angry that he loudly cursed that swindler.

她 相信 这 座 城堡 被 人 诅咒 了。

She believes that someone has cursed this castle.