出
丑

Shameful in Chinese: 出丑 (chū chǒu)

chū chǒu

shameful

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 出醜1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1shameful
  2. 2scandalous
  3. 3to be humiliated
  4. 4to make a fool of sb or oneself
  5. 5to make sb lose face

Stroke order

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出
丑

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ㄔㄨ

chū

ㄔ/ chㄨ/ u—/ first tone

ㄔㄡˇ

chǒu

ㄔ/ chㄡ/ ouˇ/ third tone

Simplified & traditional

出丑

Simplified

出醜

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 他在台上唱错了词，当众出丑。

    tā zài tái shàng chàng cuò le cí， dāng zhòng chū chǒu。

    He sang the wrong lyrics on stage and made a fool of himself in public.

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Related words

出

chū

to go out

丑

chǒu

clown

出现

chū xiàn

to appear

出差

chū chāi

to go on an official or business trip

出发

chū fā

to set off

出生

chū shēng

to be born

演出

yǎn chū

to act (in a play)

出版

chū bǎn

to publish

出口

chū kǒu

an exit

出色

chū sè

remarkable

出席

chū xí

to attend

突出

tū chū

prominent

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