Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
酷
kù
Description
"酷"这个字有两个常见的意思。一个意思是英文的"cool",用来说一个人或东西很帅、很有个性。
The word "酷" has two common meanings. One means "cool" in English, used to say a person or thing is very stylish or has personality.
另一个意思是残忍或者程度很深,比如"酷热"就是很热的意思。
The other meaning is cruel or intense, for example, "酷热" means very hot.
Meanings
酷kù
cool; stylish and impressive
他今天的衣服很酷。
His clothes are very cool today.
酷kù
extreme; to an intense degree
夏天的太阳很酷热。
The summer sun is very hot.
酷kù
cruel; ruthless
这个故事里的人很残酷。
The people in this story are very cruel.
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Notes
- Etymology
the "cool" sense is a phonetic loan from English "cool," popular since the 1990s.
- Nuance
酷 (cool) is casual slang; 残酷 (cruel) is the older, formal meaning.
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