qiáo

憔

Character · AdjectiveTraditional顦

haggard; gaunt; worn

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

adjective

haggard; gaunt; worn and pale (of appearance)

literary

Variant form of 憔. Usually appears in the compound 顦顇 (qiáo cuì), synonymous with 憔悴. Used in literary or formal contexts to describe a haggard or exhausted appearance.

Tā他
miàn面
róng容
qiáo顦
cuì顇
 ，
xiǎn顯
de得
shí十
fēn分
pí疲
bèi憊
 。

His face was haggard, looking extremely exhausted.

Lián連
xù續
de的
gōng工
zuò作
ràng讓
tā他
qiáo顦
cuì顇
bù不
kān堪
 。

Continuous work made him utterly gaunt.

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Jiǔ久
bìng病
zhī之
hòu後
 ，
tā她
xíng形
róng容
qiáo顦
cuì顇
 。

After a long illness, her appearance became haggard.