丑恶

• Pinyin: chǒu è
• Desglose de hanzi: 丑 = pictograph representing ugliness; 恶 = 亚 + 心 (heart) = evil/bad

Significado

Feo y malvado; vil; moralmente repugnante.

Combines physical ugliness with moral depravity. Used to describe reprehensible behavior, corrupt practices, or morally offensive phenomena. Stronger than 难看 or 恶劣.

Ejemplos

1. 这部纪录片揭露了人性丑恶的一面。
2. 贪污腐败是社会最丑恶的现象之一。
3. 他丑恶的嘴脸终于被人们看清了。

Guía de uso

Contexto: criticism, moral discourse, media

Tono: condemning

Correcto

• 战争暴露了人性中最丑恶的一面。(War exposes the ugliest side of human nature.)
• 他的丑恶行径最终受到了法律的制裁。(His vile actions were eventually punished by law.)

Incorrecto

• 这件衣服很丑恶 (Too strong for clothes — use 难看 or 丑 for appearance)

Origen e historia

Compound of 丑 (ugly) and 恶 (evil/bad). Combines aesthetic and moral judgments.

Contexto cultural

Generación: All ages

Contexto social: Universal