Hanzi

陋

low/humble/plain/ugly/mean/vulgar

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 7

Pinyin

lòu

Bopomofo

ㄌㄡˋ

Jyutping

lau6

Example sentences

簡陋 / 简陋 jiǎnlòu
雖然這間校舍很簡陋，但學生們依然努力學習。
虽然这间校舍很简陋，但学生们依然努力学习。

Although this school building is simple and crude, the students still study hard.

Example Vocabulary

丑陋

孤陋

簡陋

jian3'lou4

simple and crude; poor (of facilities)

陋習

lou4'xi2

淺陋

qian3'lou4

鄙陋

bi3'lou4

陋

lou4

陋屋

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