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疾
jí
Description
"疾"是一个书面词，常常用来表示"病"或者"很快"的意思。
"疾" is a literary term often used to mean "disease" or "fast."
我们今天多在成语或旧的说法里看到它，比如"疾病"和"疾风"。
Today we mostly see it in idioms or old expressions, such as "疾病" (disease) and "疾风" (strong wind).
Meanings
疾jí
disease; sickness; illness
他身上有很多小毛病，也就是各种疾。
He has many minor ailments, various illnesses.
疾jí
fast; swift; rapid
一阵疾风吹过来。
A strong wind blew by.
疾jí
to hate; to resent
他疾恶如仇，很讨厌坏人。
He hates evil like an enemy and really dislikes bad people.
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Notes
- Nuance
mostly literary/formal now; everyday speech uses 病 for illness and 快 for fast.
- Etymology
pictograph of a person struck by an arrow, originally meaning wound or illness.
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