Chinese word dictionary

吃藕

chī ǒu · (slang) unattractive; ugly (derived from near homophone 醜|丑[chou3])

Word information

Simplified吃藕
Traditional吃藕
Pinyinchī ǒu
Part of speechDictionary
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How to learn 吃藕

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

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