暴 (bào) — sudden and violent; cruel, savage; short-tempered, irritable
Definition
Used in fixed compounds like 暴力 (violence) and 暴躁 (irritable) for a sudden, violent, or fierce quality — as a standalone it is uncommon; 残暴 emphasizes cruelty.
adjective
sudden and violentcruelsavageshort-temperedirritable
Examples
- ，。bào Fēng yǔ lái le, dà jiā kuài huí jiā.The storm has come; everyone hurry home.
- ，。Tā de pí qi hěn bào zào, dòng bu dòng jiù fā huǒ.His temper is very irritable; he gets angry at the slightest thing.
- 。Zhè tiáo lù bào lù chū hěn duō wèn tí.This road exposed many problems.
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