Definition
俏 is a versatile adjective/verb with three main clusters of meaning: describing a person's good looks (handsome, pretty), describing goods that are in high demand or selling briskly (畅销, 走俏), and describing prices shooting up sharply (价格飞涨). The 'in demand' and 'price shoot up' senses often appear in economic or commercial contexts, while the 'pretty' sense is used for people in informal or literary registers.
s.v.
(of a person) prettyhandsome(of goods) in great demandselling well(of prices) to rise sharply
Examples
- 俏，。Tā zhǎng de zhēn qiào, dàjiā dōu xǐhuan gēn tā shuōhuà.She is really pretty; everyone likes talking to her.
- 俏，。Zhè zhǒng xīn kuǎn shǒujī zài shìchǎng shàng hěn zǒu qiào, hěn kuài jiù mài guāng le.This new model of phone is in great demand on the market and sold out quickly.
- ，俏。Shòu yìqíng yǐngxiǎng, shūcài jiàgé zuìjìn qiào zhǎng le bù shǎo.Due to the pandemic, vegetable prices have risen sharply recently.
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