Adj.cruel; ruthless; merciless

Animated Stroke Order

Stroke order SVGs for the characters in 残忍.
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Character Breakdown

残忍 consists of 2 characters.

How to Use 残忍 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 残忍 with other words naturally.
Verb + Complementwith不忍心
rěn
xīn
tài
cán
rěn
neutralSpoken
cannot bear to be too cruel
Subject + Predicatewith手段
shǒu
duàn
cán
rěn
neutral
cruel methods
Adjective + Nounwith行为
cán
rěn
de
xíng
wèi
neutral
cruel behavior
Adverb + Adjectivewith非常
fēi
cháng
cán
rěn
neutral
extremely cruel

Example Sentences with 残忍

xiǎo
gǒu
hěn
cán
rěn
It's cruel of him to hit the puppy.
wèi
le
bèi
pàn
péng
yǒu
zhè
zhǒng
zuò
shí
zài
tài
cán
rěn
le
He betrayed his friend for profit; this kind of behavior is truly too cruel.
shǐ
wén
xiàn
zǎi
le
dài
mǒu
xiē
tǒng
zhì
zhě
shí
shī
de
cán
rěn
xíng
Historical documents record the cruel punishments implemented by some ancient rulers.
zhàn
zhēng
zhōng
de
bào
xíng
wéi
fēi
cháng
cán
rěn
shāng
hài
le
duō
de
rén
The violence in war is extremely cruel, harming many innocent people.
rèn
wéi
yòng
dòng
zuò
shí
yàn
shì
fǒu
guò
cán
rěn
ne
Do you think using animals for experiments is excessively cruel?
zhè
diàn
yǐng
de
qíng
jié
bìng
cán
rěn
fǎn
ér
chōng
mǎn
le
wēn
qíng
wàng
The plot of this movie is not cruel; instead, it is full of warmth and hope.
ge
zuì
fàn
yòng
cán
rěn
de
shǒu
duàn
duì
dài
shòu
hài
zhě
lìng
rén
zhǐ
The criminal treated the victim with cruel methods, which is appalling.
jǐn
guǎn
huán
jìng
è
liè
dàn
zhǒng
cán
rěn
de
xuē
xíng
wéi
bèi
zhì
zhǐ
Although the environment is harsh, that kind of ruthless exploitation must be stopped.