malignant; vicious; severe
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Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesadjective
malignant; vicious; severe
neutralOften used to describe diseases, events, or behaviors that have extremely harmful outcomes. An attributive adjective in Chinese grammar.
Tā他
bèi被
zhěn诊
duàn断
chū出
huàn患
yǒu有
è恶
xìng性
zhǒng肿
liú瘤
。
He was diagnosed with a malignant tumor.
Liǎng两
jiā家
gōng公
sī司
xiàn陷
rù入
le了
è恶
xìng性
jìng竞
zhēng争
。
The two companies are caught in a vicious competition.
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È恶
xìng性
tōng通
huò货
péng膨
zhàng胀
zhèng正
zài在
qīn侵
shí蚀
jīng经
jì济
。
Hyperinflation is eroding the economy.
Zhè这
cì次
shì事
gù故
shì是
yī一
cì次
è恶
xìng性
shì事
jiàn件
。
This accident is a severe incident.
Jiǔ酒
hòu后
jià驾
shǐ驶
shì是
dǎo导
zhì致
è恶
xìng性
jiāo交
tōng通
shì事
gù故
de的
zhǔ主
yào要
yuán原
yīn因
zhī之
yī一
。
Drunk driving is one of the main causes of fatal traffic accidents.