Chinese symbol for “squeamish”
娇气
jiāo qì
Traditional: 嬌氣
delicate; squeamish; finicky
The closest CC-CEDICT match for squeamish is 娇气 (jiāo qì), defined as: delicate; squeamish; finicky.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Related words
Other words that share a character with 娇气.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 撒娇 (撒嬌) | sā jiāo | to act like a spoiled child; to act coquettishly |
| 娇小 (嬌小) | jiāo xiǎo | petite; delicate |
| 娇妻 (嬌妻) | jiāo qī | lovely wife |
| 娇嫩 (嬌嫩) | jiāo nen | tender and lovely; fragile |
| 娇艳 (嬌豔) | jiāo yàn | tender and beautiful |
| 傲娇 (傲嬌) | ào jiāo | (coll.) presenting as unfriendly and blunt, but warm and tender inside (loanword from Japanese "tsundere") |
| 天气 (天氣) | tiān qì | weather |
| 空气 (空氣) | kōng qì | air; atmosphere |
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