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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

[xiōng]
  1. 1. adjective [不幸的] unlucky
    ill omen
  2. 2. adjective [凶恶] ferocious
    fierce look
  3. 3. adjective [厉害] terrible
    俩人吵得很
    The two men had a terrible quarrel.
  4. 4. noun act of violence

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

[xiōng]
  1. 1. adjective inauspicious; ominous
    ill omen; boding of evil
    未卜
    one's fate is in the balance; fate unknown
  2. 2. adjective bad for crops; unproductive; threatened with famine
  3. 3. adjective fierce; ferocious
    这个人样子真
    This chap looks really fierce.
  4. 4. adjective terrible; fearful
    病势很
    be terribly ill
    闹得太了!
    What a terrific row!
    这场雨来势很
    The rain came down with a vengeance.
  5. 5. noun act of violence; murder
    commit physical assault or murder; do violence

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

[xiōng]
  1. 1. 不吉利的;不幸的
    祸福。
    多吉少。
    宅。
    兆。
    信。
  2. 2. 形 [文] 年成很坏,灾害多
    年。
  3. 3. 恶;残暴
    极恶。
    悍。
    猛。
    狠。
  4. 4. 名 [文] 恶人;横暴的人
  5. 5. 杀人或伤害人的行为
    犯。
    器。
    手。
  6. 6. 厉害;过分
    这病来势很

Examples

攘除奸
eliminate treacherous people
你不要那么横的人一向不受欢迎。
Don't be so fiendish. A fiendish person is never welcomed.
俩人越吵越,谁都不服软。

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nciku Note

凶 and 凶恶

and 凶恶
xiōng and xiōng'è

1. Both 凶 and 凶恶 are adjectives meaning “fierce.” 凶 also means “murder, unfortunate, very severely, etc.”
(1) 刚才来要债的几个人看起来非常凶恶)。
(2) 他家养了一只体形庞大的藏獒,看上去很凶恶)。
(3) 为了这事,他俩最近闹得很

凶 and 凶恶 are interchangeable in example(1) and (2), but not in example (3) because 凶 here means “to a high degree.”

2. 凶 is also a noun, meaning “misfortune, injury or murder,” and is mostly used in set phrases.
(4) 那个地方很危险,如果你们贸然前去,只怕会多吉少。
(5) 歹徒夜入民宅,行伤人的传闻闹得镇上人心惶惶。
(6) 旧时,有的算命人认为凌晨鸡鸣是兆。

1. “凶” 和 “凶恶” 都是形容词。 两个词都有行为,相貌可怖,丑陋的意思。 但“凶” 还有“杀害人的,” “不幸的,” “ 程度深” 等意思。
例(1)和(2)中的“凶” 和 “凶恶”可以互换,但例(3)中的“凶”表示程度深,不可以和“凶恶”互换。
2. “凶”还是名词,表示不幸的事、伤害或杀害行为,多用于固定词组中。

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