傻 shǎ
- Strokes
- 13
- Radical
- 亻 — man, person
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
傻瓜
shǎguā
fool; idiot
Characters in this word
瓜 guā
- Strokes
- 5
- Radical
- 瓜 — melon, gourd, squash, cucumber
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
Example phrases
- 他表面上自称傻瓜，其实比任何人都清楚局势的微妙变化。 Tā biǎomiàn shàng zìchēng shǎguā, qíshí bǐ rènhé rén dōu qīngchǔ júshì de wēimiào biànhuà. On the surface he calls himself a fool, but in fact he understands the subtle changes in the situation better than anyone.
- 别叫他傻瓜了，这个傻瓜考试居然考了全班第一。 Bié jiào tā shǎguā le, zhège shǎguā kǎoshì jūrán kǎo le quán bān dì yī. Stop calling him a fool — that fool somehow scored first in the class on the exam.
- 买这种东西你就是傻瓜，价格比网上贵了整整一倍。 Mǎi zhè zhǒng dōngxi nǐ jiùshì shǎguā, jiàgé bǐ wǎngshàng guì le zhěngzhěng yí bèi. Buying this kind of thing makes you a fool — it costs exactly twice the online price.
Related words
- 傻 shǎ silly; foolish
- 瓜 guā melon
- 黄瓜 huángguā cucumber
- 西瓜 xīguā watermelon
- 瓜分 guāfēn to divide up; to carve up
- 瓜子 guāzǐ melon seeds; sunflower seeds
- 南瓜 nánguā pumpkin; squash
- 假装 jiǎzhuāng to pretend
- 懒惰 lǎnduò lazy; idle; indolent
- 急躁 jízào impatient; irritable
- 任性 rénxìng wilful; self-willed
- 娇气 jiāoqì delicate; spoiled; fussy