adjective #18,932

Meanings

  1. 1 stupid
  2. 2 foolish
  3. 3 ignorant
  4. 4 humble (self-deprecating, literary)

Examples

Tā zuò le yīgè yúchǔn de juédìng.
He made a foolish decision.
Yúgōng yí shān de gùshi jīlì le wúshù rén.
The story of the Foolish Old Man Moving Mountains has inspired countless people.

Tips

culture
愚公移山 (Yúgōng yí shān) — 'The Foolish Old Man Moves Mountains' — is a famous Chinese fable from Liezi about persistence overcoming seemingly impossible obstacles. Mao Zedong famously referenced it.

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