fierce-looking; ferocious
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesadjective
fierce-looking; ferocious; scary-looking
dialectOriginally dialectal but now widely used in colloquial Mandarin. Often used with 的 (de) as 凶巴巴的. Functions as a state word (状态词) describing an intense manner or appearance.
Shù竖
qǐ起
méi眉
mao毛
，
xiōng凶
bā巴
bā巴
de地
kàn看
zhe着
tā他
。
She raised her eyebrows and looked at him fiercely.
Nà那
zhī只
gǒu狗
kàn看
qǐ起
lái来
xiōng凶
bā巴
bā巴
de的
，
qí其
shí实
yī一
diǎn点
er儿
yě也
bù不
yǎo咬
rén人
。
That dog looks fierce, but it doesn't bite at all.
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Lǎo老
bǎn板
xiōng凶
bā巴
bā巴
de地
bǎ把
wǒ我
xùn训
le了
yī一
dùn顿
。
The boss gave me a fierce scolding.
Bié别
nà那
me么
xiōng凶
bā巴
bā巴
de的
，
xià吓
dào到
hái孩
zi子
le了
。
Don't be so fierce—you'll scare the child.