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丑陋

丑陋 (chǒu lòu): Ugly / unsightly (Adjective) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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丑陋 consists of 2 characters.

ugly; clown in Beijing opera; the second of the Twelve Earthly Branches

narrow, humble, ugly, coarse

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Word Info

Pinyinchǒu lòu

MeaningUgly / unsightly

Characters2

HSK3.0 Level 7-9

SyntaxAdjective

Word丑陋

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How to Use 丑陋 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 丑陋 with other words naturally.

Verb + Complementwith变得

biàn变

de得

chǒu丑

lòu陋

neutral

become ugly

Adjective + Nounwith面孔

chǒu丑

lòu陋

de的

miàn面

kǒng孔

Verb + Objectwith揭露

jiē揭

lù露

chǒu丑

lòu陋

Subject + Adjectivewith内心

nèi内

xīn心

chǒu丑

lòu陋

4.

Example Sentences with 丑陋

zhè这

ge个

wán玩

jù具

hěn很

chǒu丑

lòu陋

neutral

ugly face

formal

Written

expose ugliness

formal

ugly heart

。

This toy is very ugly.

jǐn尽

guǎn管

wài外

biǎo表

chǒu丑

lòu陋

，

zhè这

kē颗

guǒ果

shí实

què却

yì异

cháng常

tián甜

měi美

。

Despite its ugly appearance, this fruit is exceptionally sweet.

zhè这

zhǒng种

chǒu丑

lòu陋

de的

qí歧

shì视

xíng行

wéi为

，

bì必

xū须

shòu受

dào到

fǎ法

lǜ律

de的

yán严

chéng惩

。

This ugly act of discrimination must be severely punished by law.

tā他

zuò做

le了

chǒu丑

lòu陋

de的

shì事

qíng情

，

dà大

jiā家

dōu都

bù不

xǐ喜

huān欢

tā他

。

He did something ugly, and nobody likes him.

nán难

dào道

nǐ你

bù不

jué觉

de得

tā他

nèi内

xīn心

de的

chǒu丑

lòu陋

bǐ比

wài外

biǎo表

gèng更

kě可

pà怕

ma吗

？

Don't you think the ugliness of his heart is more terrifying than his appearance?

wǒ我

cóng从

wèi未

jiàn见

guò过

rú如

cǐ此

chǒu丑

lòu陋

de的

diāo雕

sù塑

，

tā它

háo毫

wú无

yì艺

shù术

jià价

zhí值

。

I have never seen such an ugly sculpture; it has no artistic value whatsoever.

nà那

zuò座

jiàn建

zhù筑

de的

shè设

jì计

hěn很

chǒu丑

lòu陋

，

pò破

huài坏

le了

zhěng整

gè个

jiē街

qū区

de的

měi美

gǎn感

。

The design of that building is ugly, ruining the aesthetic of the entire neighborhood.

tā他

shì试

tú图

yòng用

huá华

lì丽

de的

cí辞

zǎo藻

，

lái来

yǎn掩

gài盖

zì自

jǐ己

xíng行

wéi为

de的

chǒu丑

lòu陋

běn本

zhì质

。

He tried to use flowery language to cover up the ugly nature of his actions.

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