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歧視

discrimination

Character Composition

Characters

Pinyin

qi2shi4 • qíshì

Meaning

Primary

discrimination

Alternatives

to discriminate, discriminate, discriminates, discriminatory

Mnemonic

歧視 Discrimination occurs when there is a 歧 fork in the road that has a guard at it. He 視 looks at some people and determines they can go down the better path, and 視 looks at others and determines they must go the crappier path.

Usage

歧視 是 一個 嚴重 的 社會 問題。

Discrimination is a serious social issue.

他們 在 工作 中 遭受 了 歧視。

They experienced discrimination at work.

我們 應該 反對 所有 的 歧視。

We should oppose all discrimination.