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惨无人道 (cǎn wú rén dào) — inhuman, brutal, extremely cruel (of actions or treatment)

Definition

A strong, written idiom meaning 'inhuman and utterly cruel' — used to condemn atrocities, not minor wrongdoing. Stronger than plain 残酷; pairs with nouns like 暴行, 行为, 事件.

idiom
inhumanbrutalextremely cruel (of actions or treatment)

Examples

  • 惨无人道，。
    Qīn lüè zhě de xíng wéi cǎn wú rén dào, lìng rén fà zhǐ.
    The invaders' actions were inhuman and made people's hair stand on end.
  • 惨无人道。
    Zhè zhǒng cǎn wú rén dào de bào xíng jī qǐ le quán shì jiè de fèn nù.
    This kind of brutal atrocity aroused the anger of the whole world.
  • 惨无人道。
    Lì shǐ shàng cǎn wú rén dào de shì jiàn lìng rén shēn sī.
    The inhuman events in history make people reflect deeply.
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