篡贼

篡賊

cuànzéi

noun

Measure Word

一个篡贼 gè

Meanings

1 usurper
2 treacherous seizer of power

Characters

thief / villain

Examples

HSK 3

史书称他为篡贼。

Shǐ shū chēng tā wéi cuànzéi.

The historical records call him a usurper.

HSK 7-9

忠臣联手讨伐篡贼。

Zhōngchén liánshǒu tǎofá cuànzéi.

The loyal officials joined forces to attack the usurper.

Tips

register

Literary and harshly condemnatory. Found in classical histories and historical fiction; 篡 ('usurp') alone is the modern verb (篡位 'usurp the throne').

Stroke Order

篡 cuàn

贼 zéi