酷

kù

HSK 3.0 Level 6 Adjective Very common

Definitions

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

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Word relationships

Related words

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• 烈 liè 烈 liè ardent 形容酒很烈: ardent
• 潮 cháo 潮 cháo tide 表示“时髦”的意思，是口语词: tide
• 棒 bàng 棒 bàng stick 表示“很棒”的意思，常用于赞赏: stick

Synonyms

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• 残忍 cán rěn 残忍 cán rěn cruel 表示“残酷无情”的含义: cruel

Usage notes

Common mistakes

“酷”是形容词，不能带宾语。不要说“我酷他”，可以说“我觉得他很酷”。

Cultural notes

“酷”来自英文“cool”，主要用于口语和网络语言，正式写作中应避免。

Example Sentences

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他喜欢装 酷 。

He likes to act cool.

天氣 酷 熱難當。

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Words Containing 酷

• 冷酷 冷酷 lěng kù: unfeeling; callous
• 残酷 残酷 cán kù: cruel
• 酷似 酷似 kù sì: to strikingly resemble
• 优酷 优酷 yōu kù: Youku, Chinese video hosting platform
• 厌酷球孢子菌 厌酷球孢子菌 yàn kù qiú bāo zǐ jūn: Coccidioides immitis
• 反酷刑折磨公约 反酷刑折磨公约 fǎn kù xíng zhé mó gōng yuē: UN convention against torture and cruel treatment (ratified by PRC in 1988)
• 严酷 严酷 yán kù: bitter
• 惨酷 惨酷 cǎn kù: (literary) cruel; savage; merciless
• 扮酷 扮酷 bàn kù: to act cool
• 残酷无情 残酷无情 cán kù wú qíng: cruel and unfeeling (idiom)
• 炙酷 炙酷 zhì kù: torrid weather
• 炫酷 炫酷 xuàn kù: (slang) cool
• 跑酷 跑酷 pǎo kù: parkour (loanword)
• 酷儿 酷儿 kù ér: queer (sexuality)
• 酷刑 酷刑 kù xíng: cruelty
• 酷刑折磨 酷刑折磨 kù xíng zhé mó: torture and cruel treatment
• 酷爱 酷爱 kù ài: to be keen on
• 酷毙 酷毙 kù bì: (slang) awesome
• 酷斯拉 酷斯拉 kù sī lā: Godzilla (Japanese ゴジラ Gojira)
• 酷暑 酷暑 kù shǔ: intense heat
• 酷派 酷派 kù pài: Coolpad Group Ltd, Chinese company
• 酷炫 酷炫 kù xuàn: (slang) cool
• 酷烈 酷烈 kù liè: intense
• 酷热 酷热 kù rè: torrid heat
• 酷肖 酷肖 kù xiào: to strikingly resemble
• 酷鹏 酷鹏 kù péng: coupon (loanword)