蠢 (chǔn) — stupid, foolish, dull, clumsy
Definition
蠢 (chǔn) is a strong, somewhat literary 'stupid/foolish,' harsher than the everyday 笨 and 傻. Often modifies actions or ideas (这个想法很蠢) rather than people directly.
adjective
stupidfoolishdullclumsy
Examples
- 蠢。Tā tài chǔn le.He is too stupid.
- 蠢。Zhè ge xiǎng fǎ hěn chǔn.This idea is very stupid.
- 蠢。Nǐ zhè yàng zuò hěn chǔn.It's very stupid of you to do this.
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