恶

Evil in Chinese: 恶 (è)

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evil

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

Definitions

  1. 1evil
  2. 2fierce
  3. 3vicious
  4. 4ugly
  5. 5coarse
  6. 6to harm

Stroke order

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恶

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ㄜˋ

è

ㄜ/ eˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

恶

Simplified

惡

Traditional

Example sentences

See 恶 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 我们要分清什么是善,什么是恶。

    wǒ men yào fēn qīng shén me shì shàn, shén me shì è。

    We must tell apart what is good and what is evil.

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Related words

恶劣

è liè

vile

恶心

ě xīn

nausea

罪恶

zuì è

crime

丑恶

chǒu è

ugly

恶化

è huà

to worsen

恶性

è xìng

malignant

恶意

è yì

malice

可恶

kě wù

repulsive

邪恶

xié è

sinister

凶恶

xiōng è

fierce

无恶不作

wú è bù zuò

not to shrink from any crime (idiom)

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HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9 vocabulary list

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