妖魔 (yāomó): demon

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一个妖魔 gè

Gùshi lǐ yǒu gè zhǒng yāomó guǐguài.

The story is full of all kinds of demons and monsters.

Yīngxióng zhōngyú dǎbài le nà ge yāomó.

The hero finally defeated the demon.

Yāomó bèi fēngyìn zài shān zhōng qiān nián.

The demon was sealed in the mountain for a thousand years.

usage

妖魔 often appears in the compound 妖魔鬼怪 (yāomó guǐguài), an idiom meaning all manner of evil spirits or malevolent beings.

妖 yāo

魔 mó