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丑 (chǒu): ugly

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HSK 5adjective

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Pinyin
Meaning: ugly
Characters: 1
Part of speech: adjective
HSK level: HSK 5
Strokes: 4
Radical: 一
Structure: 独体结构

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ugly
shameful
clown (in Chinese opera)

Chinese explanation

相貌难看，不好看，跟“美”相反
戏曲中的一种角色，通常扮演滑稽或反面人物
地支的第二位，与十二生肖中的牛相配。

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