CHINESE DICTIONARYWORD

抠

摳
kōuHSK 7

抠 (kōu) is an HSK 7 Chinese word with 6 definitions and 4 bilingual examples.

PARTS OF SPEECH2
DEFINITIONS6
EXAMPLES4
01

Definitions & Usage

Meanings and examples

1

verb 动

  1. Englishto pick at; to gouge

    • EX
      不要用手抠伤口,否则很容易造成伤口感染,延缓愈合的速度。

      Don't pick at the wound with your hands, or it may become infected and take longer to heal.

    • EX
      墙上的海报被顽皮的孩子抠掉了一个角。

      A mischievous child picked a corner off the poster on the wall.

  2. Englishto carve

  3. Englishto dig out

2

adjective 形

  1. Englishstingy; miserly

    • EX
      别看他对自己大方,对待朋友却很抠,很少主动请客吃饭。

      He may be generous with himself, but he's very stingy with friends and rarely offers to pay for meals.

    • EX
      他太抠了,连孩子的生日礼物都不舍得买。

      He's so stingy that he won't even buy his child a birthday present.

  2. Englishto carve

  3. Englishto dig out