残忍 (cán rěn): Cruel (Adjective) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

cán残

incomplete, damaged, or cruel

rěn忍

to endure, to bear, to tolerate

4.

How to Use 残忍 in Sentences

Verb + Complementwith不忍心

bù不

rěn忍

xīn心

tài太

cán残

rěn忍

neutralSpoken

cannot bear to be too cruel

Subject + Predicatewith手段

shǒu手

duàn段

cán残

rěn忍

Adjective + Nounwith行为

cán残

rěn忍

de的

xíng行

wéi为

Adverb + Adjectivewith非常

fēi非

cháng常

cán残

rěn忍

5.

Example Sentences with 残忍

tā他

dǎ打

xiǎo小

gǒu狗

hěn很

cán残

rěn

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cán kù

cruel; brutal; ruthless

伤残shāng cánDisabled

凶残xiōng cánBrutal

残缺cán quēIncomplete / imperfect

残余cán yúremnant; leftover; residue

Words with 忍

4.

How to Use 残忍 in Sentences

Verb + Complementwith不忍心

bù不

rěn忍

xīn心

tài太

cán残

rěn忍

neutralSpoken

cannot bear to be too cruel

Subject + Predicatewith手段

shǒu手

duàn段

cán残

rěn忍

Adjective + Nounwith行为

cán残

rěn忍

de的

xíng行

wéi为

Adverb + Adjectivewith非常

fēi非

cháng常

cán残

rěn忍

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Example Sentences with 残忍

tā他

dǎ打

xiǎo小

gǒu狗

hěn很

cán残

rěn

neutral

cruel methods

neutral

cruel behavior

neutral

extremely cruel

忍

。

It's cruel of him to hit the puppy.

tā他

wèi为

le了

lì利

yì益

bèi背

pàn叛

péng朋

yǒu友

，

zhè这

zhǒng种

zuò做

fǎ法

shí实

zài在

tài太

cán残

rěn忍

le了

。

He betrayed his friend for profit; this kind of behavior is truly too cruel.

lì历

shǐ史

wén文

xiàn献

jì记

zǎi载

le了

gǔ古

dài代

mǒu某

xiē些

tǒng统

zhì治

zhě者

shí实

shī施

de的

cán残

rěn忍

xíng刑

fá罚

。

Historical documents record the cruel punishments implemented by some ancient rulers.

zhàn战

zhēng争

zhōng中

de的

bào暴

lì力

xíng行

wéi为

fēi非

cháng常

cán残

rěn忍

，

shāng伤

hài害

le了

xǔ许

duō多

wú无

gū辜

de的

rén人

。

The violence in war is extremely cruel, harming many innocent people.

nǐ你

rèn认

wéi为

yòng用

dòng动

wù物

zuò做

shí实

yàn验

shì是

fǒu否

guò过

yú于

cán残

rěn忍

ne呢

？

Do you think using animals for experiments is excessively cruel?

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