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Simplified Pīnyīn		English Definition	Traditional HSK
刺 cì	刺 \| 刺* \| *刺	thorn / sting / thrust / to prick / to pierce / to stab / to assassinate / to murder	HSK 4


刺激 cìjī	刺激 \| 刺激* \| *刺激	to provoke; to irritate; to upset; to stimulate; to excite / irritant	HSK 4


讽刺 fěngcì	讽刺 \| 讽刺* \| *讽刺	to satirize / to mock / irony / satire / sarcasm	諷刺 HSK 7-9


冲刺 chōngcì	冲刺 \| 冲刺* \| *冲刺	(sports) to sprint; to spurt; to dash / to put in a big effort to achieve a goal as the deadline approaches	衝刺 HSK 7-9


刺绣 cìxiù	刺绣 \| 刺绣* \| *刺绣	to embroider / embroidery	刺繡 HSK 7-9


刺耳 cì'ěr	刺耳 \| 刺耳* \| *刺耳	ear-piercing	HSK 7-9


刺骨 cìgǔ	刺骨 \| 刺骨* \| *刺骨	piercing / cutting / bone-chilling / penetrating (cold)	HSK 7-9


刺 cī	刺 \| 刺* \| *刺	(onom.) whoosh


刺客 cìkè	刺客 \| 刺客* \| *刺客	assassin


穿刺 chuāncì	穿刺 \| 穿刺* \| *穿刺	(medicine) to puncture; to do a needle biopsy


刺猬 cìwei	刺猬 \| 刺猬* \| *刺猬	hedgehog	刺蝟


针刺 zhēncì	针刺 \| 针刺* \| *针刺	to prick with a needle / to treat by acupuncture	針刺


刺身 cìshēn	刺身 \| 刺身* \| *刺身	sashimi


带刺 dàicì	带刺 \| 带刺* \| *带刺	thorny / (fig.) barbed; sarcastic	帶刺


马刺 mǎcì	马刺 \| 马刺* \| *马刺	spur (on riding boots)	馬刺


刺刀 cìdāo	刺刀 \| 刺刀* \| *刺刀	bayonet


毛刺 máocì	毛刺 \| 毛刺* \| *毛刺	barb / whiskers


刺杀 cìshā	刺杀 \| 刺杀* \| *刺杀	to assassinate / (military) to fight with a bayonet / (baseball) to put out (a baserunner)	刺殺


刺伤 cìshāng	刺伤 \| 刺伤* \| *刺伤	to stab	刺傷


刺鼻 cìbí	刺鼻 \| 刺鼻* \| *刺鼻	to assail the nostrils / acrid / pungent


刺槐 cìhuái	刺槐 \| 刺槐* \| *刺槐	false acacia / Robinia pseudoacacia


刺破 cìpò	刺破 \| 刺破* \| *刺破	to puncture / to pierce


刺痛 cìtòng	刺痛 \| 刺痛* \| *刺痛	to tingle; to sting; to have a sudden sharp pain; (fig.) to hurt deeply / tingle; prick; sting; stab of pain


骨刺 gǔcì	骨刺 \| 骨刺* \| *骨刺	spur / bony outgrowth


刺史 cìshǐ	刺史 \| 刺史* \| *刺史	provincial governor (old)


刺青 cìqīng	刺青 \| 刺青* \| *刺青	to tattoo / a tattoo


倒刺 dàocì	倒刺 \| 倒刺* \| *倒刺	barb / barbed tip (e.g. of fishhook)


刺死 cìsǐ	刺死 \| 刺死* \| *刺死	to stab to death


毒刺 dúcì	毒刺 \| 毒刺* \| *毒刺	venomous sting


行刺 xíngcì	行刺 \| 行刺* \| *行刺	to assassinate


刺穿 cìchuān	刺穿 \| 刺穿* \| *刺穿	to skewer / to impale / to pierce through


刺目 cìmù	刺目 \| 刺目* \| *刺目	gaudy / glaring / unpleasant to the eyes


鱼刺 yúcì	鱼刺 \| 鱼刺* \| *鱼刺	fishbone	魚刺


粉刺 fěncì	粉刺 \| 粉刺* \| *粉刺	pimple / comedo / blackhead / acne


悬梁刺股 xuánliángcìgǔ	悬梁刺股 \| 悬梁刺股* \| *悬梁刺股	to study assiduously and tirelessly (idiom) / see also 頭懸梁，錐刺股｜头悬梁，锥刺股	懸樑刺股


挑刺 tiāocì	挑刺 \| 挑刺* \| *挑刺	to carp / nitpicking / petty criticism


遇刺 yùcì	遇刺 \| 遇刺* \| *遇刺	to be attacked by an assassin


肉中刺 ròuzhōngcì	肉中刺 \| 肉中刺* \| *肉中刺	a thorn in one's flesh


枪刺 qiāngcì	枪刺 \| 枪刺* \| *枪刺	bayonet	槍刺


刺探 cìtàn	刺探 \| 刺探* \| *刺探	to pry into / to spy on / to probe into


讥刺 jīcì	讥刺 \| 讥刺* \| *讥刺	to ridicule / to mock	譏刺


刺柏 cìbǎi	刺柏 \| 刺柏* \| *刺柏	Chinese juniper


拼刺 pīncì	拼刺 \| 拼刺* \| *拼刺	bayonet charge


刺儿头 cìrtóu	刺儿头 \| 刺儿头* \| *刺儿头	troublesome person; difficult person to deal with	刺兒頭


芒刺在背 mángcìzàibèi	芒刺在背 \| 芒刺在背* \| *芒刺在背	feeling brambles and thorns in one's back (idiom) / uneasy and nervous / to be on pins and needles


刺刺不休 cìcìbùxiū	刺刺不休 \| 刺刺不休* \| *刺刺不休	to talk incessantly / to chatter on and on


名刺 míngcì	名刺 \| 名刺* \| *名刺	visiting card / name card


刺儿话 cìrhuà	刺儿话 \| 刺儿话* \| *刺儿话	biting words / stinging words	刺兒話


刺激性 cìjīxìng	刺激性 \| 刺激性* \| *刺激性	thrilling / exciting / stimulating / irritating / provocative / pungent / spicy


对刺 duìcì	对刺 \| 对刺* \| *对刺	bayonet practice in pairs	對刺


纹刺 wéncì	纹刺 \| 纹刺* \| *纹刺	to tattoo	紋刺


击刺 jīcì	击刺 \| 击刺* \| *击刺	to stab / to hack	擊刺


刺胞 cìbāo	刺胞 \| 刺胞* \| *刺胞	cnidocyte / nettle cell of medusa


谋刺 móucì	谋刺 \| 谋刺* \| *谋刺	to plot to assassinate	謀刺


刺激物 cìjīwù	刺激物 \| 刺激物* \| *刺激物	stimulus


刺戟 cìjǐ	刺戟 \| 刺戟* \| *刺戟	see 刺激


刺五加 cìwǔjiā	刺五加 \| 刺五加* \| *刺五加	manyprickle (Acanthopanax senticosus), root used in TCM


刺眼 cìyǎn	刺眼 \| 刺眼* \| *刺眼	to dazzle / to offend the eyes / dazzling / harsh (light) / crude (colors) / unsightly


刺字 cìzì	刺字 \| 刺字* \| *刺字	to tattoo


寒风刺骨 hánfēngcìgǔ	寒风刺骨 \| 寒风刺骨* \| *寒风刺骨	bone chilling wind (idiom)	寒風刺骨


刺头 cìtóu	刺头 \| 刺头* \| *刺头	see 刺兒頭｜刺儿头	刺頭


刺苋 cìxiàn	刺苋 \| 刺苋* \| *刺苋	prickly amaranth (Amaranthus spinosus)	刺莧


羊膜穿刺术 yángmóchuāncìshù	羊膜穿刺术 \| 羊膜穿刺术* \| *羊膜穿刺术	amniocentesis	羊膜穿刺術


羊膜穿刺 yángmóchuāncì	羊膜穿刺 \| 羊膜穿刺* \| *羊膜穿刺	amniocentesis


择刺 zháicì	择刺 \| 择刺* \| *择刺	to pick out the bones in a fish	擇刺


共刺激 gòngcìjī	共刺激 \| 共刺激* \| *共刺激	(immunology) costimulation / costimulatory


刺桐 cìtóng	刺桐 \| 刺桐* \| *刺桐	Indian coral tree / sunshine tree / tiger's claw / Erythrina variegata (botany)


刺儿 cìr	刺儿 \| 刺儿* \| *刺儿	a thorn / fig. to ridicule sb / fig. sth wrong	刺兒


刺钢丝 cìgāngsī	刺钢丝 \| 刺钢丝* \| *刺钢丝	barbed wire	刺鋼絲


羊水穿刺 yángshuǐchuāncì	羊水穿刺 \| 羊水穿刺* \| *羊水穿刺	amniocentesis (used in Taiwan)


刺儿李 cìrlǐ	刺儿李 \| 刺儿李* \| *刺儿李	gooseberry	刺兒李


刺棱 cīlēng	刺棱 \| 刺棱* \| *刺棱	(onom.) sound of quick movement / Taiwan pr. [ci4leng2]


刺丝囊 cìsīnáng	刺丝囊 \| 刺丝囊* \| *刺丝囊	nematocyst / capsule of nettle cells of medusa or anemone	刺絲囊


刺花 cìhuā	刺花 \| 刺花* \| *刺花	to tattoo / tattoo


挑毛剔刺 tiāomáotīcì	挑毛剔刺 \| 挑毛剔刺* \| *挑毛剔刺	to find fault / to carp / nitpicking


背刺 bèicì	背刺 \| 背刺* \| *背刺	to backstab


踢马刺 tīmǎcì	踢马刺 \| 踢马刺* \| *踢马刺	horse spur	踢馬刺


刀片刺网 dāopiàncìwǎng	刀片刺网 \| 刀片刺网* \| *刀片刺网	razor wire	刀片刺網


刺中 cìzhòng	刺中 \| 刺中* \| *刺中	to hit with a piercing blow


刺戳 cìchuō	刺戳 \| 刺戳* \| *刺戳	to stab; to pierce


刺激剂 cìjījì	刺激剂 \| 刺激剂* \| *刺激剂	irritant agent	刺激劑


刺丝胞 cìsībāo	刺丝胞 \| 刺丝胞* \| *刺丝胞	cnidocyte / nettle cell of medusa or anemone	刺絲胞


刺丝胞动物 cìsībāodòngwù	刺丝胞动物 \| 刺丝胞动物* \| *刺丝胞动物	Cnidaria (animal phylum including jellyfish and sessile polyps)	刺絲胞動物


刺绣品 cìxiùpǐn	刺绣品 \| 刺绣品* \| *刺绣品	embroidery	刺繡品


刺胞动物 cìbāodòngwù	刺胞动物 \| 刺胞动物* \| *刺胞动物	Cnidaria (animal phylum including jellyfish and sessile polyps)	刺胞動物


刺花纹 cìhuāwén	刺花纹 \| 刺花纹* \| *刺花纹	to tattoo	刺花紋


刺芹菇 cìqíngū	刺芹菇 \| 刺芹菇* \| *刺芹菇	king trumpet mushroom (Pleurotus eryngii)


多栽花少栽刺 duōzāihuāshǎozāicì	多栽…栽刺 \| 多栽…栽刺* \| *多栽…栽刺	talk nicely and avoid disputes / give compliments and not remarks


戳刺感 chuōcìgǎn	戳刺感 \| 戳刺感* \| *戳刺感	pins and needles (in muscle) / paresthesia


找刺儿 zhǎocìr	找刺儿 \| 找刺儿* \| *找刺儿	to find fault	找刺兒


拼刺刀 pīncìdāo	拼刺刀 \| 拼刺刀* \| *拼刺刀	bayonet charge


挑毛剔刺儿 tiāomáotīcìr	挑毛剔刺儿 \| 挑毛剔刺儿* \| *挑毛剔刺儿	erhua variant of 挑毛剔刺	挑毛剔刺兒


海刺芹 hǎicìqín	海刺芹 \| 海刺芹* \| *海刺芹	sea holly (Eryngium maritimum)


狙刺 jūcì	狙刺 \| 狙刺* \| *狙刺	to stab from hiding


眼中刺 yǎnzhōngcì	眼中刺 \| 眼中刺* \| *眼中刺	a thorn in one's eye / fig. a thorn in one's flesh


眼中钉，肉中刺 yǎnzhōngdīng, ròuzhōngcì	眼中…中刺 \| 眼中…中刺* \| *眼中…中刺	a thorn in one's side	眼中釘，肉中刺


肺刺激性毒剂 fèicìjīxìngdújì	肺刺…毒剂 \| 肺刺…毒剂* \| *肺刺…毒剂	lung irritant	肺刺激性毒劑


兴凯刺鳑鲏 xīngkǎicìpángpí	兴凯刺鳑鲏 \| 兴凯刺鳑鲏* \| *兴凯刺鳑鲏	Acanthorhodeus chankaensis (small carp)	興凱刺鰟鮍


话中有刺 huàzhōngyǒucì	话中有刺 \| 话中有刺* \| *话中有刺	one's words carry barbs / one's remarks are sarcastic	話中有刺


越南刺鳑鲏 Yuènáncìpángpí	越南刺鳑鲏 \| 越南刺鳑鲏* \| *越南刺鳑鲏	Acanthorhodeus tonkinensis Vaillant (small carp)	越南刺鰟鮍

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