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戚戚

Mandarin · pinyin qī qī

intimate
closely related
sorrowful
distressed

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戚: qī · relative; be related to; sad

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1–1 · qi1 qi1

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adj · Etymology 1

(ideophonic, literary) intimate; closely related
(ideophonic, literary) apprehensive; distressed; sorrowful
(ideophonic, literary, of one's heart) moved; swayed

adj · Etymology 2

(ideophonic, literary) hurried; rushed

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