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恶

HSK 7-9Character · Noun · AdjectiveTraditional惡

evil; vicious; bad

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Meanings

3 senses · 15 examples
1.

noun

evil act; crime; wicked deed

formal

Used to refer to intentional harmful or immoral behaviors, often paired with moral terms like 善.

Zuò作
è恶
duō多
duān端
de的
rén人
zuì最
zhōng终
huì会
shòu受
dào到
chéng惩
fá罚
 。

People who have committed countless evil acts will eventually be punished.

Zuì罪
dà大
è恶
jí极
de的
zuì罪
fàn犯
zhōng终
yú于
bèi被
dài逮
bǔ捕
le了
 。

The extremely heinous criminal was finally arrested.

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Shè社
huì会
yīng应
gāi该
chàng倡
dǎo导
chéng惩
è恶
quán扬
shàn善
de的
jià价
zhí值
guān观
 。

Society should advocate the values of punishing evil and promoting good.

Tā他
duì对
huài坏
rén人
zǒng总
shì是
jí疾
è恶
rú如
chóu仇
 。

He has always hated evil like an enemy.

Zhè这
zhǒng种
zuò作
è恶
de的
xíng行
wéi为
bì必
xū须
bèi被
yán严
lì厉
zhì制
zhǐ止
 。

This kind of evil behavior must be strictly stopped.

2.

adjective

vicious; fierce; ferocious

neutral

Describes people, expressions, behaviors, or things that are intimidating or violent.

Nà那
gè个
è恶
bà霸
qī欺
yā压
bǎi百
xìng姓
 ,
wú无
è恶
bú不
zuò作
 。

That local tyrant bullied the people and committed all kinds of evil.

Tā他
tú突
rán然
è恶
hěn狠
hěn狠
de地
dèng瞪
le了
wǒ我
yī一
yǎn眼
 。

He suddenly gave me a fierce glare.

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Zhè这
shì是
yī一
chǎng场
jī激
liè烈
de的
è恶
zhàn战
 ,
chí持
xù续
le了
zhěng整
zhěng整
sān三
tiān天
 。

This was a fierce battle that lasted for three full days.

Nà那
rén人
zhǎng长
xiàng相
zhēn真
è恶
 ,
ràng让
rén人
kàn看
le了
bù不
shū舒
fu服
 。

That person looks really ferocious and makes people uncomfortable.

È恶
gǒu狗
pū扑
xiàng向
le了
lù路
rén人
 ,
xìng幸
hǎo好
bèi被
jí及
shí时
lán拦
zhù住
le了
 。

The fierce dog rushed at the passerby, but was stopped in time.

3.

adjective

bad; poor; inferior

neutral

Describes conditions, habits, intentions, or things that are of low quality or morally wrong.

Tā他
yǎng养
chéng成
le了
hěn很
duō多
è恶
xí习
 ,
xū需
yào要
jǐn尽
kuài快
gǎi改
zhèng正
 。

He has developed many bad habits and needs to correct them as soon as possible.

Nǐ你
zhè这
shì是
è恶
yì意
zhòng中
shāng伤
bié别
rén人
 ,
fēi非
cháng常
bù不
dào道
dé德
 。

You are maliciously slandering others, which is very immoral.

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È恶
liè劣
de的
tiān天
qì气
dǎo导
zhì致
háng航
bān班
quán全
bù部
yán延
wù误
le了
 。

The bad weather caused all flights to be delayed.

Zhè这
zhǒng种
è恶
sú俗
de的
shěn审
měi美
qù趣
wèi味
bù不
zhí值
dé得
tí提
chàng倡
 。

This kind of vulgar aesthetic taste is not worth promoting.

Tā他
yòng用
è恶
liè劣
de的
tài态
duì度
duì对
dài待
gù顾
kè客
 ,
bèi被
lǎo老
bǎn板
pī批
píng评
le了
 。

He treated customers with a bad attitude and was criticized by his boss.