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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

狠 [hěn]
  1. 1. adjective [凶恶] ruthless
  2. 2. adjective [坚决] resolute
  3. 3. adjective [厉害] relentless
  4. 4. verb [厉害] harden

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

狠 [hěn]
  1. 1. adjective ruthless; relentless
    比豺狼还狠
    more savage than a wolf
    他下手真狠。
  2. 2. adjective firm; resolute; severe
    我把他狠狠打了一顿。
    I gave him a good beating.
    狠批了他一顿。
    He was severely criticized.
    狠狠打击歪风邪气
    take vigorous measures to counter evil trends
    我们必须狠抓队伍建设。
    我军狠狠地教训了敌人一顿。
  3. 3. verb harden (the heart); suppress (one's feelings)
    狠心
    harden one's heart; make a painful decision

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

狠 [hěn]
  1. 1. 形 凶恶;残暴
    暴徒的手段真狠
    心狠手辣
    狠毒
    凶狠。
  2. 2. 形 严厉而坚决
    人要有股子狠劲儿
    下狠心
    狠狠打击敌人。
  3. 3. 动 抑制情感;不犹豫(多叠用,或叠用中间加"了")
    他狠了狠心,跟她分手了。
  4. 4. (多见于近代汉语)。表示程度较高
See more results for 狠 in the English-Chinese Dictionary

Examples

对敌狠，对己和
ruthless to the enemy, kind to one's comrades → 对
我狠不下心去。
I can't make such a painful decision. → 狠心
瞄得准，打得狠
take good aim and hit hard → 瞄
在技术革新上狠下工夫
devote a lot of time and energy to technical innovation → 下工夫
卑鄙的敌人总是对无辜的平民狠下毒手。 → 卑鄙
他狠不下去心戒毒。
He's unable to endure detox any longer. → 下去
他狠了狠心,跟她分手了。 → 狠

Character Decomposition

犭
[quǎn]		 + 艮
[gěn]

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