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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

残忍 [cánrěn]
  1. 1. adjective cruel

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

残忍 [cánrěn]
  1. 1. cruel; ruthless; brutal
    他这样对待老年人,太残忍了。
    It's really cruel of him to treat old people like that.
  2. 2. cruelty
  3. 3. relentless
  4. 4. adjective mean

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

残忍 [cánrěn]
  1. 1. 凶残而狠毒
    他本性残忍
  2. 2. 参见"残酷"的提示。

Examples

对待儿童如此残忍真使我怒不可遏。
It made my blood boil to see such cruelty to children.
残忍
cruel; ruthless
古代的连坐制度是一种十分残忍的刑罚制度。
The implication system in ancient societies was a very cruel penalty system.
因为杀人无数、残忍凶暴,他被判枭首。
He was beheaded for his killings.
封建社会,某些奴隶主用枝解等残忍手段迫害百姓。
In feudal society, some slave owners persecuted the common people with methods like dismemberment.
残忍
ruthless
残忍
残忍
侈言真善忍,实为真残忍

Collocations

残忍凶恶
cruel and atrocious
阴险残忍
insidious and cruel
手段残忍
cruel means
残忍的歹徒
cruel gangster
残忍
too cruel
残忍地杀害
kill cruelly

Word Decomposition


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