浊 (zhuó) — (of liquids, air) turbid, muddy, impure; (of voice) deep, thick, husky; (of society or politics) chaotic, corrupt, foul
Definition
Literary adjective for 'muddy, impure' — used for water, voice, or society. Most common in writing; pairs with 浊重 for a husky voice and 浊世 for a corrupt era.
adjective
(of liquids, air) turbidmuddyimpure(of voice) deepthickhusky(of society or politics) chaoticcorruptfoul
Examples
- 浊，。Hé shuǐ hěn zhuó, kàn bù qīng dǐ xià de shí tou.The river water is very muddy; you can't see the stones at the bottom clearly.
- ，浊。Tā gǎn mào le, shēng yīn biàn de hěn zhuó zhòng.He caught a cold, and his voice became very deep and husky.
- 浊，。Zài nà ge zhuó shì, bǎi xìng de shēng huó fēi cháng jiān nán.In that corrupt era, the lives of ordinary people were very hard.
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