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Hanzi

酷 / 酷

Traditional
酷
Simplified
酷

ruthless/strong (e.g. of wine)/(loanword) cool/hip

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 6

Pinyin

kù

Bopomofo

ㄎㄨˋ

Jyutping

huk6

Example sentences

殘酷 / 残酷 cánkù
戰爭是殘酷的，許多人因此失去了家園。
战争是残酷的，许多人因此失去了家园。

War is cruel; many people lost their homes because of it.

揭示 jiēshì
這張照片揭示了戰爭的殘酷。
这张照片揭示了战争的残酷。

This photo reveals the cruelty of war.

酷 kù
他的新髮型看起來很酷。
他的新发型看起来很酷。

His new hairstyle looks very cool.

冷酷 lěngkù
他是一個冷酷無情的人。
他是一个冷酷无情的人。

He is a cold and heartless person.

飾演 / 饰演 shìyǎn
他在最新上映的電影中飾演一名冷酷的刺客。
他在最新上映的电影中饰演一名冷酷的刺客。

He plays a cold-blooded assassin in the latest movie.

冷酷無情 / 冷酷无情 lěngkùwúqíng
他是一個冷酷無情的人。
他是一个冷酷无情的人。

He is a cold and unfeeling person.

嚴酷 / 严酷 yánkù
這場嚴酷的寒冬讓山區居民更加珍惜溫暖的日子。
这场严酷的寒冬让山区居民更加珍惜温暖的日子。

The severe winter made the mountain residents appreciate warm days even more.

酷愛 / 酷爱 kùài
她從小酷愛古典音樂，長大後成為鋼琴家。
她从小酷爱古典音乐，长大后成为钢琴家。

She had loved classical music passionately since childhood and became a pianist as an adult.

Example Vocabulary

殘酷

can2'ku4

cruel; ruthless

酷

ku4

cool (slang); cruel; extreme

優酷

冷酷

leng3'ku4

callous; cold-blooded; heartless

冷酷無情

leng3'ku4'wu2'qing2

unfeeling; callous; cold-blooded; heartless

嚴酷

yan2'ku4

harsh; severe; cruel

跑酷

酷刑

ku4'xing2

酷愛

ku4'ai4

to be passionately fond of; to love deeply

酷斯拉

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