凶残 (xiōng cán): Brutal (Adjective) — Meaning & Stroke Order

HSK 3.0Level 7-9

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Character Breakdown

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

xiōng凶

inauspicious, ominous, bad luck

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

cán残

incomplete, damaged, or cruel

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How to Use 凶残 in Sentences

Adjective + Nounwith罪犯

xiōng凶

cán残

de的

zuì罪

fàn犯

neutral

brutal criminal

Idiomwith成性

xiōng凶

cán残

chéng成

xìng性

Adverb + Adjectivewith极其

jí极

qí其

xiōng凶

cán残

Subject + Adjectivewith本性

běn本

xìng性

xiōng凶

cán残

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Example Sentences with 凶残

miàn面

duì对

rú如

cǐ此

xiōng凶

cán残

de

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残酷

cán kù

cruel; brutal; ruthless

伤残shāng cánDisabled

残缺cán quēIncomplete / imperfect

残余cán yúremnant; leftover; residue

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How to Use 凶残 in Sentences

Adjective + Nounwith罪犯

xiōng凶

cán残

de的

zuì罪

fàn犯

neutral

brutal criminal

Idiomwith成性

xiōng凶

cán残

chéng成

xìng性

Adverb + Adjectivewith极其

jí极

qí其

xiōng凶

cán残

Subject + Adjectivewith本性

běn本

xìng性

xiōng凶

cán残

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Example Sentences with 凶残

miàn面

duì对

rú如

cǐ此

xiōng凶

cán残

de

formal

Written

habitually brutal

formal

extremely brutal

formal

brutal by nature

的

duì对

shǒu手

，

wǒ我

men们

bì必

xū须

bǎo保

chí持

gāo高

dù度

jǐng警

tì惕

。

Faced with such a brutal opponent, we must maintain a high level of vigilance.

nán难

dào道

nǐ你

bù不

jué觉

de得

zhè这

zhǒng种

bǔ捕

liè猎

fāng方

shì式

guò过

yú于

xiōng凶

cán残

le了

ma吗

？

Don't you think this hunting method is excessively brutal?

zhè这

ge个

zuì罪

fàn犯

de的

xíng行

wéi为

fēi非

cháng常

xiōng凶

cán残

，

shāng伤

hài害

le了

xǔ许

duō多

rén人

。

The criminal's behavior was extremely brutal, harming many people.

tā他

biǎo表

miàn面

shàng上

hěn很

wēn温

hé和

，

dàn但

nèi内

xīn心

què却

yǐn隐

cáng藏

zhe着

xiōng凶

cán残

de的

běn本

xìng性

。

He appears gentle on the surface, but harbors a brutal nature within.

zhè这

bìng并

fēi非

xiōng凶

cán残

de的

bào报

fù复

，

ér而

shì是

bì必

yào要

de的

zì自

wèi卫

xíng行

wéi为

。

This is not a brutal act of revenge, but a necessary act of self-defense.

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