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No. 7,964 in Chinese

鬼子

"鬼子" means "devil," "demon," or is used as a pejorative term for foreign invaders, historically referring to Japanese soldiers during wartime.

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  • 在战争时期,人们普遍使用'鬼子'来称呼敌军。

    During the war, people commonly used '鬼子' to refer to the enemy forces.

    '鬼子' is used here historically as a term to denote enemy combatants, particularly in the context of war.

  • 在某些文学作品中,作者用'鬼子'来塑造对手的形象。

    In some literary works, authors use '鬼子' to shape the image of the adversary.

    Here, '鬼子' is utilized in a literary and figurative sense to describe opposition.

  • 听到那个村子里人们津津乐道地讲着'鬼子'的故事,我感到非常有趣。

    Hearing people in that village enthusiastically talk about the stories of '鬼子', I found it very intriguing.

    In this instance, '鬼子' refers to a folkloric or story-driven representation, possibly mythical or symbolic in nature.

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