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蠢

chǔn
HSK 3.0 Level 7 Adjective Common

Definitions

  1. 1. stupid
  2. 2. sluggish
  3. 3. clumsy
  4. 4. to wiggle (of worms)
  5. 5. to move in a disorderly fashion

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Stroke order

21 strokes

Usage notes

Collocations

「蠢」常與「笨」連用為「蠢笨」,但口語中「笨」更常用;單用「蠢」語氣較強,帶有貶義。

Common mistakes

勿將「蠢」與「春」混淆,兩者同音但意義不同。「蠢」字下方从「虫」,表示蟲類蠕動,引申為笨拙。

Example Sentences

2 shown
他这么做,真是太 蠢 了。
It is really stupid of him to do this.
蠢 。
Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 13142058)

Sentence data courtesy of Tatoeba.org. AI-generated examples are marked with this icon.