Common Meanings
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xié邪
improper, dishonest, or evil; referring to something wicked or perverse.
他心中生出了邪念。
An evil thought arose in his heart.
In Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), 'xié' refers to pathogenic environmental factors that can cause illness, such as 'cold evil' (寒邪) or 'wind evil' (风邪).
要注意保暖，以防风邪入侵身体。
Pay attention to keeping warm to prevent wind evil from invading the body.
In superstitious belief, a misfortune or calamity caused by evil spirits or ghosts; often associated with '中邪' (to be possessed or afflicted).
他感觉身体不适，怀疑自己是不是中邪了。
He felt unwell, suspecting he might have been possessed by an evil spirit.
Evil, demonic, or uncanny; referring to things like evil spirits or dark magic.
那个巫师掌握着强大的邪术。
That sorcerer possesses powerful dark magic.
In this context, '邪' (xié) is an older or variant form of '斜' (xié), meaning 'slanted', 'inclined', 'askew', or 'oblique'. It describes something that is not straight or perpendicular.
这扇门关不严，好像有点儿邪了。
This door doesn't close tightly; it seems a bit askew.
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yé邪
Same as '耶', an interrogative particle, used at the end of a sentence to form a question.
这是真的邪?
Is this real?