Definition
丑 (chǒu) is the basic, neutral word for 'ugly' — it describes appearance, objects, or anything visually unappealing. 难看 (nán kàn) is more colloquial and can also mean 'embarrassing/awkward' (of a situation); 丑陋 (chǒu lòu) is a more formal synonym for physical ugliness, while 丑恶 (chǒu è) refers to moral repulsiveness (behavior, human nature).
adjective
ugly
Easily confused
- 臭chòusound-alikesmelly, stinky (literal)
- 抽chōusound-aliketo draw out, to pull out (from in between)
- 筹chóusound-aliketo plan, to prepare
- 愁chóusound-aliketo worry about, to be anxious about
- 仇chóusound-alikehatred, animosity, enmity
- 瞅chǒusound-aliketo look at (dialectal), to glance
- 稠chóusound-alike(of liquid) thick, dense in consistency
Examples
- 丑。Wǒ juéde zhège bāo hěn chǒu.I think this bag is very ugly.
- 丑。Tā chuānzhe zhè jiàn chènshān xiǎnde hěn chǒu.He looks very ugly in this shirt.
- 丑。Tā bù xǐhuan nà jiàn chǒu yīfu.She doesn't like that ugly piece of clothing.
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