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歇斯底里

xiē sī dǐ lǐ

4-character word

What 歇斯底里 means

1. hysteria (loanword)
2. hysterical

The characters in 歇斯底里

• 歇xiēto rest; to take a break; to stop
• 斯sī(phonetic); this
• 底dǐbottom; base; background; foundation; copy (of a manuscript or receipt etc) kept as a…
• 里lǐlining; interior; inside

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