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酷

kù · ku

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. ruthless
  2. strong (e.g. of wine)
  3. (loanword) cool
  4. hip
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Sunglasses at night

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)看(kàn)我(wǒ)这(zhè)副(fù)墨镜(mòjìng)，酷(kù)不(bù)酷(kù)？

    Look at my sunglasses. Are they cool?

  2. Dengdeng

    很(hěn)酷(kù)！多少(duōshao)钱(qián)？

    Very cool! How much were they?

  3. Liangliang

    二十(èrshí)块(kuài)。

    Twenty yuan.

  4. Dengdeng

    不过(bùguò)现在(xiànzài)是(shì)晚上(wǎnshang)，你(nǐ)能(néng)看见(kànjiàn)路(lù)吗(ma)？

    But it is night now. Can you see the road?

  5. Liangliang

    看(kàn)不(bù)见(jiàn)。但(dàn)我(wǒ)很(hěn)酷(kù)。

    No. But I look cool.

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2 examples
01

他(tā)戴(dài)墨(mò)镜(jìng)的(de)样(yàng)子(zi)真(zhēn)酷(kù)。

He looks really cool wearing sunglasses.

02

这(zhè)款(kuǎn)新(xīn)手(shǒu)机(jī)设(shè)计(jì)很(hěn)酷(kù)，年(nián)轻(qīng)人(rén)喜(xǐ)欢(huan)。

This new phone has a cool design; young people like it.

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