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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

[chǒu]
  1. 1. adjective [丑陋] ugly
  2. 2. adjective [令人厌恶] disgraceful

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

[chǒu]
  1. 1. adjective ugly; unsightly; hideous
    长得不
    not bad-looking
  2. 2. adjective disgraceful; shameful; scandalous
    这种事太了,不要说出去。
    This is really disgraceful. Don't breathe a word of it to anyone.
  3. 3. noun the second of the twelve Earthly Branches (地支)

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

[chǒu]
  1. 1. 地支的第二位。
  2. 2. 相貌难看
    长得很
    八怪
  3. 3. 令人生厌的;可耻的
    态百出
  4. 4. 态;
  5. 5. 指传统戏曲里的
    婆儿

Examples

哪知他会出这样的
Who would have thought he could make such a fool of himself? 哪知
小鸭》的故事几乎每个小朋友都知道。
The story of The Ugly Duckling is known by almost every child. 丑小鸭
你当众揭他, 使他觉得很没面子。
He felt disgraced when you exposed his shameful history in public. 揭丑
这只花瓶谈不上漂亮,甚至有点
This vase is far from beautiful; it is ugly. 谈不上
She became very fat and ugly in only one year.
她在一年之内变得又胖又 ugly
Her husband was so silly and as ugly as sin.
他的丈夫又蠢又 ugly

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