凶暴 (xiōng bào) — fierce and brutal

Definition

Examples

• 那个罪犯手段凶暴，伤害了很多无辜的人。
  Nà ge zuì fàn shǒu duàn xiōng bào, shāng hài le hěn duō wú gū de rén.
  That criminal's methods were fierce and brutal, harming many innocent people.
• 这只狗虽然看起来很凶暴，但其实很温顺。
  Zhè zhī gǒu suī rán kàn qǐ lái hěn xiōng bào, dàn qí shí hěn wēn shùn.
  This dog looks fierce and brutal, but it's actually quite gentle.
• 历史上的暴君凶暴残忍，最终被人民推翻。
  Lì shǐ shàng de bào jūn xiōng bào cán rěn, zuì zhōng bèi rén mín tuī fān.
  The tyrants in history were fierce, brutal, and cruel, and were eventually overthrown by the people.

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