HSK 6 · Adjectives

丑恶 chǒu'è “ugly” in Chinese

Traditional 醜惡

What 丑恶 means

  1. ugly
  2. hideous
  3. vile
  4. repulsive

How to say 丑恶

  • Pitch chart of the third tone: dips low then rises, 2 to 1 to 4 on the five-level scale丑chǒu3rd tone, dipping
  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale恶è4th tone, falling

丑恶 in a sentence

  1. 这部小说揭露了社会的丑恶现象。

    Zhè bù xiǎoshuō jiēlù le shèhuì de chǒu'è xiànxiàng.

    This novel exposes the ugly side of society.

    Sentence by WillyChina

  2. 说谎骗人是一种丑恶的行为。

    Shuōhuǎng piànrén shì yì zhǒng chǒu'è de xíngwéi.

    Lying to cheat people is a shameful thing to do.

    Sentence by WillyChina

How 丑恶 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 丑 (chǒu) with each of its parts in a different colour
丑chǒuclown
  • 刀knife · dāo
  • 二two · èr
The character 恶 (è) with each of its parts in a different colour
恶èevil
  • 亚Asia · yàSound part
  • 心heart · xīnMeaning part

心 hints at the meaning (heart); 亚 (yà) hints at the sound. Compare it with è.

How to write 丑恶

丑 4 strokes · 恶 10 strokes

Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

丑恶 (chǒu'è) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 丑恶 (chǒu'è). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 丑恶

Words with 丑

丑chǒu · ugly

Words with 恶

恶劣èliè · vile恶心ěxin · to feel sick恶化èhuà · to worsen凶恶xiōng'è · fierce可恶kěwù · hateful厌恶yànwù · to loathe

More words: Adjectives

崇高chónggāo · lofty充沛chōngpèi · abundant充实chōngshí · rich充足chōngzú · sufficient稠密chóumì · dense初步chūbù · initial垂直chuízhí · vertical纯粹chúncuì · pure

FAQs

丑恶 (chǒu’è) means “ugly” or “hideous”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it chǒu’è: chǒu with a 3rd tone, then è with a 4th tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 丑恶 is written 醜惡. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type choue with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 丑恶 from the suggestions. Typing choue into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
丑恶 is an HSK 6 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences written by WillyChina. Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.