形 迹 可 疑

xíng jì kě yídictionary entry

(idiom) suspicious-looking (in one's behavior or movements)

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Original source entry:

形跡可疑形迹可疑 [xing2 ji4 ke3 yi2] /(idiom) suspicious-looking (in one's behavior or movements)/

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Other forms in these source records: 形跡可疑

形
xíng
to appear / to look / form / shape
迹
jì
(bound form) trace; mark; vestige; clue / Taiwan pr. [jī] / (bound form) vestige; historical remains (variant of 跡|迹[jì])
可
kě
(prefix) can; may; able to; -able / to approve; to permit / to suit / (particle used for emphasis) certainly; very / but; however
kè
used in 可汗[kè hán]
疑
yí
(bound form) to doubt; to suspect

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