愚蠢
yúchǔnTraditional: 愚蠢
#1091 of 5,000 Core 5000
Translation
stupid, foolish
Word origin
A compound of two near-synonyms, 愚 (yú, foolish) and 蠢 (chǔn, dull or stupid), paired to intensify the meaning of stupid or foolish.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 愚 (yú, foolish) + 蠢 (chǔn, dull, stupid)
Stroke order
愚
蠢
Examples
。
This is a foolish decision.
。
Do not do anything stupid.
。
He felt very foolish.
。
A stupid mistake comes at a high price.
。
This idea is far too foolish.
愚蠢 (yú chǔn) means stupid, foolish. It is an adjective for a serious lack of judgement, stronger than the casual 傻.
Add to review queue
Track this word in your spaced-repetition queue and be tested on it at the right interval.
Go to my review queueThis word is part of lesson 22.