兽行 (shòu xíng) — brutal act, atrocity

Definition

A formal, written word for a brutal or atrocious act — literally 'beastly conduct', stronger than 暴行 and used for cruelty rather than ordinary violence.

noun

brutal actatrocity

Examples

兽行。
Zhè zhǒng xíng wéi jiǎn zhí shì shòu xíng.
This kind of behavior is simply a brutal act.
兽行。
Tā men fàn xià le lìng rén fà zhǐ de shòu xíng.
They committed heinous brutal acts.
兽行。
Lì shǐ shàng zhè yàng de shòu xíng shǔ bú shèng shǔ.
In history, such brutal acts are countless.

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