畸形

jīxíng

adjective HSK 7 #10,570

Meanings

1 deformed
2 malformed
3 abnormal
4 lopsided

Characters

irregular; abnormal

Examples

这种药物可能导致胎儿畸形。

Zhè zhǒng yàowù kěnéng dǎozhì tāi'ér jīxíng.

This medication may cause fetal deformities.

这是一种畸形的社会现象。

Zhè shì yī zhǒng jīxíng de shèhuì xiànxiàng.

This is an abnormal social phenomenon.

Tips

usage

畸形 can be literal (physical deformity) or figurative (abnormal development of society, economy, etc.). The figurative use implies something has grown in an unhealthy or unbalanced way.

Stroke Order

畸 jī

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