Definition
浊 is a versatile adjective (static verb) describing physical murkiness (water, air), depth of voice, social chaos, or corruption. It also has a technical phonetic meaning as 'voiced' (as in 浊音). Pay attention to context — the same character can describe a muddy river, a hoarse voice, or a corrupt government.
s.v.
(of liquids, air) turbidmuddyimpure(of voice) deepthickhusky(of society or politics) chaoticcorruptfoul
Examples
- 浊，。Hé shuǐ hěn zhuó, kàn bu qīng dǐxia de shítou.The river water is very muddy; you can't see the stones at the bottom clearly.
- ，浊。Tā gǎnmào le, shēngyīn biàn de hěn zhuózhòng.He caught a cold, and his voice became very deep and husky.
- 浊，。Zài nà ge zhuó shì, bǎixìng de shēnghuó fēicháng jiānnán.In that corrupt era, the lives of ordinary people were very hard.
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