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凶狠

凶狠 (xiōng hěn): Fierce (Adjective) — Meaning & Stroke Order

HSK 3.0Level 7-9

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Character Breakdown

凶狠 consists of 2 characters.

inauspicious, ominous, bad luck

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

ruthless, cruel, severe

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Word Info

Pinyinxiōng hěn

MeaningFierce

Characters2

HSK3.0 Level 7-9

SyntaxAdjective

Word凶狠

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3.

How to Use 凶狠 in Sentences

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

Subject + Predicatewith手段

shǒu手

duàn段

xiōng凶

hěn狠

neutral

ruthless methods

Verb + Complementwith变得

biàn变

de得

xiōng凶

hěn狠

Adjective + Nounwith眼神

xiōng凶

hěn狠

de的

yǎn眼

shén神

Adverb + Adjectivewith极其

jí极

qí其

xiōng凶

hěn狠

4.

Example Sentences with 凶狠

nà那

zhǐ只

gǒu狗

kàn看

qǐ起

lái来

hěn很

neutral

become fierce

neutral

fierce look in the eyes

formal

Written

extremely fierce

xiōng

凶

hěn狠

。

That dog looks very fierce.

jǐn尽

guǎn管

tā他

wài外

biǎo表

xiōng凶

hěn狠

，

nèi内

xīn心

què却

chōng充

mǎn满

le了

shàn善

yì意

yǔ与

wēn温

róu柔

。

Despite his fierce appearance, his heart is full of kindness and gentleness.

zài在

shāng商

yè业

tán谈

pàn判

zhōng中

，

tā他

cǎi采

qǔ取

le了

xiōng凶

hěn狠

de的

cè策

lüè略

，

yǐ以

huò获

qǔ取

zuì最

dà大

lì利

yì益

。

In the business negotiation, he adopted a fierce strategy to maximize benefits.

tā他

shuō说

huà话

de的

yǔ语

qì气

hěn很

xiōng凶

hěn狠

，

xià吓

dào到

le了

zhōu周

wéi围

de的

rén人

。

His tone of voice was very fierce, which scared the people around him.

wèi为

shén什

me么

nà那

zhī只

māo猫

de的

yǎn眼

shén神

tū突

rán然

biàn变

de得

rú如

cǐ此

xiōng凶

hěn狠

？

Why did that cat's gaze suddenly become so fierce?

tā他

bìng并

fēi非

tiān天

shēng生

xiōng凶

hěn狠

，

ér而

shì是

huán环

jìng境

pò迫

shǐ使

tā他

biàn变

de得

qiáng强

yìng硬

。

He is not inherently fierce; rather, the environment forced him to become tough.

zài在

bǐ比

sài赛

zhōng中

，

tā他

zhǎn展

xiàn现

chū出

le了

xiōng凶

hěn狠

de的

jìn进

gōng攻

fēng风

gé格

，

ràng让

duì对

shǒu手

nán难

yǐ以

zhāo招

jià架

。

In the competition, he displayed a fierce offensive style that left his opponent struggling to cope.

suī虽

rán然

tā他

de的

yán言

cí辞

xiōng凶

hěn狠

，

dàn但

xíng行

dòng动

shàng上

què却

zhǎn展

xiàn现

chū出

kuān宽

róng容

yǔ与

lǐ理

jiě解

。

Although his words are fierce, his actions show tolerance and understanding.

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More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 凶狠.

Words with 凶

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

Words with 狠

狠心hěn xīnHSK 6