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罪魁祸首

罪魁禍首
zuìkuí-huòshǒu
idiom HSK 7-9 #13,316

Meanings

  1. 1 chief culprit
  2. 2 main offender
  3. 3 the one most to blame

Examples

HSK 5
他是这次事故的罪魁祸首。
Tā shì zhècì shìgù de zuìkuí-huòshǒu.
He is the chief culprit behind this accident.
HSK 5
过度消费是环境问题的罪魁祸首。
Guòdù xiāofèi shì huánjìng wèntí de zuìkuí-huòshǒu.
Excessive consumption is the main culprit of environmental problems.

Tips

memory
罪魁 (crime chief) + 祸首 (disaster leader) = the ringleader of both crime and disaster, i.e. the one most responsible.

Stroke Order

罪 zuì
魁 kuí
祸 huò
首 shǒu