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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
    残忍的刽子手对生命的戕害熟视无睹。
    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

他这样对待老年人,太残忍了。
It's really cruel of him to treat old people like that. 残忍
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. 怒不可遏
残忍
cruel; ruthless
残忍的刽子手对生命的戕害熟视无睹。 残忍
扼杀弱小的生命是极其残忍不仁道的行为。 弱小
他们对他施行了残忍的刑讯。 刑讯
罪犯的残忍行径令人发指。 行径
盗猎者残忍地剥下藏羚羊的皮,并且贩卖它们。 贩卖
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. 连坐
因为杀人无数、残忍凶暴, 他被判枭首。
He was beheaded for his killings. 枭首

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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