愚
蠢

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The Chinese word "愚蠢" is formed by combining two characters: "愚" uses the phonetic component "禺" and the semantic component "心" (heart/mind) to convey a dull or foolish mind, while "蠢" employs "春" as its phonetic and "虫" (insect) as its semantic, historically depicting insects' restless spring activity to imply silly behavior; together, they create a compound word meaning foolish or stupid.

Example Sentences Hide

他的决定很愚蠢。

Tā de juédìng hěn yúchǔn.

His decision is very stupid.

我认为那种想法很愚蠢。

Wǒ rènwéi nà zhǒng xiǎngfǎ hěn yúchǔn.

I think that kind of thinking is very stupid.

她犯了一个愚蠢的错误。

Tā fànle yīgè yúchǔn de cuòwù.

She made a stupid mistake.

如果你这样做，那就太愚蠢了。

Rúguǒ nǐ zhè yàng zuò, nà jiù tài yúchǔn le.

If you do this, then it's too stupid.

在关键时刻做出愚蠢的选择会导致失败。

Zài guānjiàn shíkè zuòchū yúchǔn de xuǎnzé huì dǎozhì shībài.

Making stupid choices at critical moments can lead to failure.

Word Definition - 愚蠢

yú chǔn silly; stupid

Individual Character Details

愚 yú
蠢 chǔn, chǔn