酷

Ruthless in Chinese: 酷 (kù)

kù

ruthless

HSK 3.0 Level 61 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1ruthless
  2. 2strong (e.g. of wine)
  3. 3(loanword) cool
  4. 4hip

Stroke order

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酷

Zhuyin

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ㄎㄨˋ

kù

ㄎ/ kㄨ/ uˋ/ fourth tone

Example sentences

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  • 他今天穿得真酷。

    tā jīn tiān chuān dé zhēn kù。

    He looks really cool today.

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Related words

残酷

cán kù

cruel

酷似

kù sì

to strikingly resemble

冷酷

lěng kù

unfeeling

冷酷无情

lěng kù wú qíng

cold-hearted

跨

kuà

to step across

快车

kuài chē

express (train, bus etc)

宽阔

kuān kuò

expansive

矿

kuàng

mineral deposit

阔

kuò

rich

啦

lā

(onom.) sound of singing, cheering etc

来往

lái wǎng

to come and go

赖

lài

to depend on

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