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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary
- 蠢
[chǔn]
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1.
adjective
[愚蠢]
stupid
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2.
adjective
[笨拙]
clumsy
Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary
- 蠢
[chǔn]
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形
形容虫子爬动的样子
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蠢动
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2.
形
愚笨
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蠢人
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蠢货
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愚蠢
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3.
形
笨拙;不灵活
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这种组合柜样子真蠢
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Character Decomposition
春
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虫
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虫
[chóng] |
nciku Note
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笨 and 蠢 bèn and chǔn
Both 笨 and 蠢 are adjectives meaning "not clever." The two words are usually interchangeable. (1) 你真笨(蠢),这么简单的题都不会做。 (2) 这家伙太笨(蠢)了。
笨 can also mean "not dexterous" e.g. 笨办法, 嘴笨, 笨重, 笨手笨脚.
(1) 你笨手笨脚的,就不要给我们帮忙了。 (2) 我嘴笨,不知道该怎么说。 (3) 这台机器十分笨重。 (4) 这个本法虽然很笨,但是比较保险。
“笨”和“蠢”都是形容词,表示不聪明,两个词一般可以换用。 笨也可以表示不灵巧,费力。比如说“笨手笨脚”、“嘴笨”、“笨办法”、“笨重”等等,而不能用“蠢”。
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