cruel; ruthless; merciless (adj.)
HSK 6
Traditional
殘忍
Radicals
Stroke order
Examples
那场战争太残忍了。 nà chǎng zhàn zhēng tài cán rèn le. - That war was too cruel.
残忍的行为令人震惊。 cán rèn de xíng wéi lìng rén zhèn jīng. - Cruel behavior is shocking.
他们受到了残忍的对待。 tā men shòu dào le cán rèn de duì dài. - They were treated cruelly.
这个世界有时很残忍。 zhè gè shì jiè yǒu shí hěn cán rèn. - This world can be very cruel sometimes.
他是一个残忍的独裁者。 tā shì yī gè cán rèn de dú cái zhě. - He is a cruel dictator.
Characters
忍 rěn - endure, tolerate; be hardhearted enough (to do sth.); hold back, forbear |
残 cán - disabled, defective, incomplete; remaining |