恶狠狠 (è hěn hěn) — fiercely; ferociously; in a vicious or menacing manner

Definition

An adverb describing an action done with intense, menacing hostility — typically used before a verb with 地. Stronger and more vivid than 凶狠 (fierce-tempered, usually describing a person).

adverb
fiercelyferociouslyin a vicious or menacing manner

Examples

  • 恶狠狠，。
    Tā è hěn hěn dì dèng le wǒ yì yǎn, xià dé wǒ bù gǎn shuō huà.
    He glared at me fiercely, scaring me so much I didn't dare speak.
  • 恶狠狠，。
    Nà ge nán rén è hěn hěn dì hǒu le yī shēng, suǒ yǒu rén dōu ān jìng le.
    That man let out a ferocious roar, and everyone fell silent.
  • 恶狠狠，。
    Dí rén è hěn hěn dì pū guò lái, dàn shì bīng men háo bú wèi jù.
    The enemy charged over ferociously, but the soldiers were undaunted.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

恶èfierce
狠狠harsh
狠hěnharsh狠hěnharsh
联合Side by side

恶 supplies the fierce sense, while 狠狠 adds a harsh, menacing force.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 惡; 恶 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
心心xīnheart
Sound part声符shēngfú
亞
亞yā惡è
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 惡 pairs 心 (heart) as the meaning part with 亞 (yā) as the sound part; the simplified 恶 is a later shorthand.

Open 恶 →

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
犭Written in full as犬quǎn
Sound part声符shēngfú
艮
艮gèn狠hěn
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

In 狠, the left part 犭 is a shortened form of 犬; the right part 艮 gives the sound.

Open 狠 →

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
犭Written in full as犬quǎn
Sound part声符shēngfú
艮
艮gèn狠hěn
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

In 狠, the left part 犭 is a shortened form of 犬; the right part 艮 gives the sound.

Open 狠 →

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