残忍 (cán rěn) — cruel, ruthless

Definição

Means 'cruel, ruthless,' focused on deliberate savagery toward people or living beings. Stronger than 无情 (heartless detachment) and wider than 凶残, which leans toward violent fierceness.

adjective
cruelruthless

Exemplos

  • 残忍
    Tā shì yí gè hěn cán rěn de rén.
    He is a very cruel person.
  • 残忍
    Tā men cán rěn dì duì dài dí rén.
    They treated their enemies cruelly.
  • 残忍
    Lì shǐ shàng chōng mǎn le cán rěn de zhàn zhēng.
    History is full of cruel wars.

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