CHINESE DICTIONARYWORD
抠
摳HSK 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
verb 动
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Englishto pick at; to gouge
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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.
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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.
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Englishto carve
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Englishto dig out
adjective 形
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Englishstingy; miserly
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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.
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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.
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Englishto carve
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Englishto dig out