凶

xiōng · xiong

Traditional 兇

Meaning

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xiōng 兇

  1. terrible
  2. fearful

xiōng 凶

  1. vicious
  2. fierce
  3. ominous
  4. inauspicious
  5. famine
  6. variant of 兇 / 凶 (xiōng)

In a sentence

2 examples
01

那(nà)只(zhī)狗(gǒu)看(kàn)起(qǐ)来(lái)很(hěn)凶(xiōng),别(bié)靠(kào)近(jìn)它(tā)。

That dog looks fierce; don't go near it.

02

他(tā)今(jīn)天(tiān)脸(liǎn)色(sè)很(hěn)凶(xiōng),大(dà)家(jiā)都(dōu)不(bù)敢(gǎn)说(shuō)话(huà)。

He looks very fierce today, so no one dares to speak.

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