恶 (è) — evil, wicked; fierce, vicious; bad, unpleasant (in quality, smell, taste)
Definition
恶 (è) covers moral evil, fierceness, and unpleasant smell/taste — broad and literary. For pure 'ugly' (looks), use 丑; for moral evil alone, 邪恶 is more specific.
adjective
evilwickedfierceviciousbadunpleasant (in quality, smell, taste)
Easily confused
Examples
- ，。Tā zuò le yí jiàn hěn xié è de shì qing, méi rén yuán liàng tā.He did an evil thing, and no one forgave him.
- ，。Nà tiáo gǒu hěn xiōng è, bié kào jìn tā.That dog is very fierce; don't get close to it.
- ，？Zhè wǎn tāng yǒu gǔ è chòu, shì bu shì huài le?This bowl of soup has a stink; has it gone bad?
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