熊
bear; scold; cowardly
Meanings
4 senses · 20 examplesnoun
bear (large mammal)
Commonly referred to as "熊瞎子" in some northern Chinese regions.
The brown bear in the zoo is eating honey.
Asiatic black bears are second-class national protected animals in China.
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The child saw wild bears in a documentary.
This species of bear mainly lives in boreal coniferous forests.
Bears have extremely sharp claws that can tear apart prey easily.
noun
surname Xiong
A common Chinese family name.
Mr. Xiong is our new colleague.
Professor Xiong teaches at Tsinghua University.
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My neighbor's family name is Xiong, and they have two lovely cats.
Ms. Xiong works as the head nurse in the hospital.
Director Xiong's new movie is about to be released.
verb
to scold; to berate
dialectUsed primarily in northern Chinese dialects.
He was scolded severely by his boss for being late.
The child knocked over the milk and was scolded by mom.
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Xiaoming didn't finish his homework and was scolded by the teacher.
Dad scolded me for hours because I forgot to cook while playing games.
After the employee made a mistake, the manager scolded him severely.
adjective
cowardly; incompetent
dialectUsed exclusively in informal spoken dialects.
You're such a coward, you can't even handle this small matter.
Our team was completely incompetent in this game, with no fighting spirit at all.
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Don't be so cowardly, be brave and negotiate with him.
Everyone laughed at him for being too cowardly to speak in public.
You did so badly on this exam, are you just incompetent?