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可恶

kě wù · ke wu

Traditional 可惡

HSK 7–9Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. repulsive
  2. vile
  3. hateful
  4. abominable
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The mosquito

  1. Dengdeng

    可恶(kěwù)！这(zhè)只(zhī)蚊子(wénzi)又(yòu)咬(yǎo)我(wǒ)了(le)。

    Darn! This mosquito bit me again.

  2. Liangliang

    咬(yǎo)哪儿(nǎr)了(le)？我(wǒ)帮(bāng)你(nǐ)打(dǎ)。

    Where did it bite? I will help you swat it.

  3. Dengdeng

    脸(liǎn)上(shàng)！太(tài)可恶(kěwù)了(le)，我(wǒ)睡不着(shuìbuzháo)。

    On my face! So annoying, I can't sleep.

  4. Liangliang

    我们(wǒmen)把(bǎ)窗户(chuānghu)关上(guānshàng)吧(ba)。

    Let us close the window.

  5. Dengdeng

    窗户(chuānghu)本来(běnlái)就(jiù)关着(guānzhe)，这个(zhège)可恶(kěwù)的(de)家伙(jiāhuo)是(shì)怎么(zěnme)进来(jìnlái)的(de)？

    The window was closed already. How did this wretched thing get in?

  6. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)开门(kāimén)的(de)时候(shíhou)，它(tā)跟着(gēnzhe)你(nǐ)进来(jìnlái)了(le)。

    When you opened the door, it followed you in.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

这(zhè)只(zhī)蚊(wén)子(zi)真(zhēn)可(kě)恶(wù)，半(bàn)夜(yè)把(bǎ)我(wǒ)吵(chǎo)醒(xǐng)了(le)。

This mosquito is really hateful; it woke me up in the middle of the night.

02

他(tā)骗(piàn)了(le)老(lǎo)人(rén)家(jiā)的(de)钱(qián)，实(shí)在(zài)太(tài)可(kě)恶(wù)了(le)。

He cheated the elderly out of their money; that's truly despicable.

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