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愚蠢

愚蠢 yúchǔn

愚蠢 yúchǔn Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 2 English Translations of the word 愚蠢 yúchǔn .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
yúchǔn | yu2 chun3
English translation
silly
stupid

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About 愚蠢 yúchǔn

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Traditional form

愚蠢 yúchǔn

Part of speech

Adjective / 形容词 xíng róng cí Xíngróng cí
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Etymology of 愚蠢 yúchǔn

Familiarize yourself with the origin and historical aspects of the Chinese word 愚蠢 yúchǔn .

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. xīn represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Phonetic compound

Semantic compound

xīn

Positional decomposition

禺心

Number of Strokes

13
chǔn

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

chūn represents the sound. The two chóng (bug) components represent the meaning.

Phonetic compound

chūn

Semantic compound

chóng

Positional decomposition

chūn 虫虫

Number of Strokes

21

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Example sentences using 愚蠢 yúchǔn

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zuò shì duō 愚蠢 yúchǔn ya !

How silly of you to do that!

除非 chúfēi 不得已 bùdéyǐ , páo dào 外面 wài miàn lín jiù shì 愚蠢 yúchǔn .

It's silly to get out in the rain if you don't have to.

曾经 céngjīng 愚蠢 yúchǔn de wèn 为什么 wèishénme 老是 lǎo shi 微笑 wēixiào .

I once stupidly asked him why he smiled so often.

知道 zhīdào de 行为 xíngwéi hěn 愚蠢 yúchǔn , dàn 不必 bù bì lǎo 那件 shì .

I know I behaved foolishly but you needn't rub it in.

愚蠢 yúchǔn Decomposition

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愚蠢 yúchǔn Compounds

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