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脆

cuì · cui

Traditional 脃

HSK 5

Meaning

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cuì 脆

  1. brittle
  2. fragile
  3. crisp
  4. crunchy
  5. clear and loud voice
  6. neat

cuì 脃

  1. old variant of 脆 (cuì)
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A very crisp one

  1. Dengdeng

    这个(zhège)苹果(píngguǒ)真(zhēn)脆(cuì)！

    This apple is so crisp!

  2. Liangliang

    给(gěi)我(wǒ)尝尝(chángcháng)，好(hǎo)吗(ma)？

    Let me try it, OK?

  3. Dengdeng

    给(gěi)你(nǐ)，好吃(hǎochī)吧(ba)？

    Here you go. Tasty, right?

  4. Liangliang

    嗯(ēn)，很(hěn)脆(cuì)，也(yě)很(hěn)甜(tián)。可是(kěshì)这(zhè)是(shì)梨(lí)。

    Mm, very crisp and sweet. But this is a pear.

  5. Dengdeng

    梨(lí)也(yě)这么(zhème)脆(cuì)啊(a)！

    A pear is this crisp too!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

这(zhè)种(zhǒng)饼(bǐng)干(gān)又(yòu)香(xiāng)又(yòu)脆(cuì)，孩(hái)子(zi)们(men)都(dōu)很(hěn)喜(xǐ)欢(huan)。

This kind of cookie is fragrant and crispy; the children all like it.

02

玻(bō)璃(li)很(hěn)脆(cuì)，搬(bān)的(de)时(shí)候(hou)一(yí)定(dìng)要(yào)小(xiǎo)心(xīn)。

Glass is brittle, so you must be careful when moving it.

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