He doesn't even dare to reply to a harsh word. He's such a coward.
CHINESE DICTIONARY ENTRY
窝囊废
(coll.) spineless coward
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DEFINITIONS & USAGE
Meaning and common use
01
(coll.) spineless coward
02
wimp
03
a good-for-nothing
REAL CORPUS EXAMPLES
How 窝囊废 actually appears in real sentences.
These sentences are copied from the Tatoeba corpus, so they are real usage rather than generated text. 窝囊废 appears in 11 of the 89,190 sentences we searched. Sentences without a published English translation are shown in Chinese only.
The father was strong all his life, and what he hated most was seeing his son live like a loser.
No published English translation for this sentence.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS
Words that keep company with 窝囊废.
Counted from the same corpus: the word that most often comes directly before, and directly after, 窝囊废.
Directly before
- 个窝囊废3
- 当成窝囊废1
- 只是窝囊废1
- 活成个窝囊废1
- 这个窝囊废1
Directly after
- 窝囊废的3
- 窝囊废吗1
- 窝囊废一个1
ABOUT THIS ENTRY
Where this entry comes from
The HSK level, part of speech, and pronunciation come from the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus. The English definitions come from CC-CEDICT. Corpus sentences, collocations, and the frequency figure come from the Tatoeba Chinese sentence export and are counted rather than written, so nothing on this page is invented. Usage notes and the hand-written examples that appear higher up exist only for a handful of entries.
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Vocabulary levels and parts of speech from the HSK 3.1 syllabus. This compiled dictionary is shared under the same CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
COMMON QUESTIONS
About 窝囊废
What does 窝囊废 mean in Chinese?
窝囊废 (wōnangfèi) means (coll.) spineless coward.
How do you pronounce 窝囊废?
窝囊废 is pronounced wōnangfèi.
Is 窝囊废 an HSK word?
窝囊废 is on the list of the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus.
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