凶兆 (xiōng zhào) — ill omen, bad omen

Definition

Examples

• 古代人很相信凶兆，认为它预示灾难。
  Gǔ dài rén hěn xiāng xìn xiōng zhào, rèn wéi tā yù shì zāi nàn.
  Ancient people firmly believed in ill omens, thinking they predicted disasters.
• 出现这种凶兆，让大家都很担心。
  Chū xiàn zhè zhǒng xiōng zhào, ràng dà jiā dōu hěn dān xīn.
  The appearance of this bad omen made everyone very worried.
• 他不觉得这是凶兆，只是巧合而已。
  Tā bù jué dé zhè shì xiōng zhào, zhǐ shì qiǎo hé ér yǐ.
  He doesn't think it's a bad omen, just a coincidence.