Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
作祟
zuòsuì
Description
这个词的意思是坏东西在暗中影响事情，让事情变坏。
This word means that something bad is secretly affecting things and making them worse.
我们常用它来说某个原因在背后惹麻烦。
We often use it to say that a certain cause is causing trouble behind the scenes.
Meanings
作祟zuòsuì
to cause trouble behind the scenes
我今天感冒了，可能是天气作祟。
I caught a cold today; it might be the weather acting up.
作祟zuòsuì
of a ghost or spirit, to haunt or make mischief
老人说这里有鬼在作祟。
The old man said there are ghosts causing trouble here.
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Notes
- Etymology
作 (to make) + 祟 (evil spirit's harm); 祟 originally means calamity caused by spirits.
- Nuance
often used figuratively for a hidden cause of problems, not literal ghosts.
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