cruel; brutal; ruthless (adj.)
HSK 6
Traditional
殘酷
Radicals
Stroke order
Examples
这个世界有时很残酷。 zhè gè shì jiè yǒu shí hěn cán kù. - The world can be cruel sometimes.
他们经历了残酷的战争。 tā men jīng lì le cán kù de zhàn zhēng. - They experienced a brutal war.
我们不能忽视社会上的残酷现实。 wǒ men bù néng hū shì shè huì shàng de cán kù xiàn shí. - We cannot ignore the harsh reality in society.
这是一部描写残酷现实的电影。 zhè shì yī bù miáo xiě cán kù xiàn shí de diàn yǐng. - This is a movie depicting harsh reality.
他们受到了残酷的待遇。 tā men shòu dào le cán kù de dài yù. - They received cruel treatment.
Characters
残 cán - disabled, defective, incomplete; remaining |
酷 kù - cool (pleasant, fine) |