Definition
可恶 (kě wù) expresses strong moral disgust — 'hateful, abominable' — for actions or people that provoke repulsion. It's more intensely personal than 恶劣 (è liè), which describes conditions or attitude, and broader than 卑鄙 (bēi bǐ), which zeroes in on meanness and underhandedness.
adjective
hatefuldespicableabominable
Examples
- 可恶。Zhè zhǒng jiàn lì wàng yì de rén zhēn shì tài kě wù le.People who forget their principles for profit are really despicable.
- ，可恶！Nǐ jìngrán zuòchū zhè zhǒng shìqing, jiǎnzhí kě wù!How could you do something like this — it's simply abominable!
- 可恶。Nà zhī kě wù de wénzi yìzhí zài ěrbiān wēngwēng jiào.That annoying mosquito kept buzzing right by my ear.
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