心狠手辣 (xīn hěn shǒu là) — (idiom) ruthless and cold-blooded, cruel and merciless

Definition

Examples

• 他为人心狠手辣，为了利益不择手段。
  Tā wèi rén xīn hěn shǒu là, wèi le lì yì bù zé shǒu duàn.
  He is ruthless and stops at nothing for profit.
• 这部小说里的反派心狠手辣，最后得到了报应。
  Zhè bù xiǎo shuō lǐ de fǎn pài xīn hěn shǒu là, zuì hòu dé dào le bào yìng.
  The villain in this novel is merciless and eventually gets his comeuppance.
• 在竞争激烈的行业里，只有心狠手辣的人才能成功？其实不然。
  Zài jìng zhēng jī liè de háng yè lǐ, zhǐ yǒu xīn hěn shǒu là de rén cái néng chéng gōng? qí shí bù rán.
  In a highly competitive industry, only ruthless people can succeed? Actually, that's not true.