凶

Terrible in Chinese: 凶 (xiōng)

xiōng

terrible

HSK 3.0 Level 6Traditional: 兇1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1terrible
  2. 2fearful

Stroke order

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凶

Zhuyin

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ㄒㄩㄥ

xiōng

ㄒ/ xㄩ/ üㄥ/ eng—/ first tone

Simplified & traditional

凶

Simplified

兇

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 那条狗看起来非常凶。

    nà tiáo gǒu kàn qǐ lái fēi cháng xiōng。

    That dog looks very fierce.

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Related words

凶手

xiōng shǒu

murderer

凶残

xiōng cán

savage

凶恶

xiōng è

fierce

凶狠

xiōng hěn

cruel

凶猛

xiōng měng

fierce

修车

xiū chē

to repair a bike (car etc)

袖珍

xiù zhēn

pocket-sized

悬

xuán

to hang or suspend

旋转

xuán zhuǎn

to rotate

选拔

xuǎn bá

to select the best

学会

xué huì

to learn

学员

xué yuán

student

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