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丑恶

chǒu'è

ugly; vile; evil

A hunched figure in a dark cloak beside a child with a red lantern.
Memory picture

Characters in this word

丑 chǒu

Strokes
4
Radical
一 — one
Made of
刀 knife 二 two

恶 è

Strokes
10
Radical
心 — heart
Made of
亚 Asia 心 heart
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
More about the character 恶

Example phrases

  • 影片并没有回避战争中最丑恶的一面,因此显得格外沉重。 Yǐngpiàn bìng méiyǒu huíbì zhànzhēng zhōng zuì chǒu'è de yí miàn, yīncǐ xiǎndé géwài chénzhòng. The film does not avoid the ugliest side of war, and therefore feels especially heavy.
  • 他看清了那些人丑恶的嘴脸。 Tā kànqīng le nàxiē rén chǒu'è de zuǐliǎn. He saw clearly the ugly true faces of those people.
  • 这部童话讲的是善良战胜丑恶的故事。 Zhè bù tónghuà jiǎng de shì shànliáng zhànshèng chǒu'è de gùshi. This fairy tale is about kindness triumphing over vileness.

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