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

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凶残 consists of 2 characters.

inauspicious, ominous, bad luck

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

incomplete, damaged, or cruel

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

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Pinyinxiōng cán

MeaningBrutal

Characters2

HSK3.0 Level 7-9

SyntaxAdjective

Word凶残

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More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 凶残.

Words with 凶

凶恶xiōng èHSK 6
凶手xiōng shǒuHSK 6
凶狠xiōng hěnHSK 7-9
凶猛xiōng měngHSK 7-9
凶悍xiōng hàn
凶神恶煞xiōng shén è shà

Words with 残

摧残cuī cánHSK 6
残忍cán rěnHSK 6
残留cán liúHSK 6
残疾cán jíHSK 6
残酷cán kùHSK 6
伤残shāng cánHSK 7-9
残缺cán quēHSK 7-9
残骸cánhái

3.

How to Use 凶残 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 凶残 with other words naturally.

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

4.

Example Sentences with 凶残

nà那

zhǐ只

lǎo老

hǔ虎

hěn很

xiōng凶

cán残

formal

Written

habitually brutal

formal

extremely brutal

formal

brutal by nature

。

That tiger is very ferocious.

miàn面

duì对

rú如

cǐ此

xiōng凶

cán残

de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.

zhàn战

zhēng争

zhōng中

de的

mǒu某

xiē些

chǎng场

miàn面

jí极

qí其

xiōng凶

cán残

，

ràng让

rén人

bù不

rěn忍

zhí直

shì视

。

Some scenes in the war are extremely cruel, making it unbearable to watch.

zuó昨

wǎn晚

de的

jì纪

lù录

piàn片

jiē揭

shì示

le了

zì自

rán然

jiè界

zhōng中

yì一

xiē些

xiōng凶

cán残

de的

shēng生

cún存

fǎ法

zé则

。

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