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祸首 Pronunciation and Pinyin

祸首 Usage and Examples

chief culprit or principal criminal

真正的罪魁祸首是群发垃圾邮件的人。

The real culprits are the spammers.

当前这场危机的罪魁祸首好像是现代农业技术。

The main culprit in the current crisis seems to be modern farming techniques.

The characters in 祸首

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
祸
huò11disaster, calamity, misfortune
首
shǒu9head, first, leader

More words starting with 祸

  • huò祸luàn乱calamity, disaster, or scourge
  • huò祸shì事disaster or calamity
  • huò祸cóng从kǒu口chū出huàn患cóng从kǒu口rù入Misfortune comes from words, illness from food., Diseases enter by the mouth, and disaster comes from unguarded speech.
  • huò祸cóng从kǒu口chū出bìng病cóng从kǒu口rù入Illness enters by the mouth, trouble issues from it., Disasters come from the mouth, diseases enter by the mouth.
  • huò祸xī兮fú福suó所yǐ倚Misfortune may be a blessing in disguise., Within disaster lies fortune.
  • huò祸jí及affect, harm
  • huò祸jí及wú无gū辜Harm the innocent, Affect the innocent
  • huò祸hài害scourge, bane
  • huò祸xīn心evil intent; malicious intention
  • huò祸huàn患Calamity, Disaster
  • huò祸gēn根Root of disaster, Source of trouble
  • huò祸shuǐ水femme fatale, source of calamity

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Questions about 祸首

What does 祸首 mean in Chinese?

祸首 (huò shǒu) means “chief culprit or principal criminal”.

How do you pronounce 祸首?

祸首 is pronounced huò shǒu in Mandarin Chinese.

How do you say “chief culprit or principal criminal” in Chinese?

“chief culprit or principal criminal” is 祸首 (huò shǒu) in Chinese.

How is 祸首 used in a sentence?

This page has 2 example sentences using 祸首, each with pinyin and an English translation.

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