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残酷 (cán kù): Cruel (Adjective) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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残 • cán • incomplete, damaged, or cruel
cán残

incomplete, damaged, or cruel

酷 • kù • cruel, severe; cool (loanword)
kù酷

cruel, severe; cool (loanword)

Word Info

Pinyincán kù
Meaningcruel; brutal; ruthless
Characters2
SyntaxAdjective

HSK 6 Words

More vocabulary at the same HSK level as 残酷.

  • 不惜bù xīnot spare; not hestitate
  • 贬低biǎn dībelittle; depreciate; disparage
  • 颁发bān fāissue; promulgate
  • 鼻涕bí tìsnot; nasal mucus
  • 辨认biàn rènidentify; recognise
  • 报复bào fùtake vengeance on; retaliate
  • 别致bié zhìunconventional; interesting and novel; new and unusal
  • 本人běn rénoneself; in the flesh
  • 抱负bào fùaspiration; ambition; lofty aim
  • 补救bǔ jiùremedy; repair; retrieval
  • 层出不穷céng chū bù qióngcome out in an unending flow
  • 暗示àn shìhint; imply
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Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 残酷.

Words with 残
  • 摧残cuī cánwreck; destroy; devastate
  • 残忍cán rěncruel; ruthless; merciless
  • 残留cán liúremain; be left over; residual
  • 残疾
cán jí
physical disability; deformity
  • 伤残shāng cánDisabled
  • 凶残xiōng cánBrutal
  • 残缺cán quēIncomplete / imperfect
  • 残余cán yúremnant; leftover; residue
    • Words with 酷
    • 冷酷lěng kùunfeeling; callous; grim
    • 酷似kù sìStrikingly similar
    • 严酷yán kùharsh, severe, grim
    • 酷刑kù xíngtorture; cruel punishment
    • 酷爱kù àibe very fond of, be passionate about
    • 冷酷无情lěng kù wú qíngcold-hearted; unfeeling; callous
    4.

    How to Use 残酷 in Sentences

    Adverb + Adjectivewith非常
    fēi非
    cháng常
    cán残
    kù酷
    neutral
    extremely cruel
    Verb + Adjectivewith变得
    biàn变
    de得
    cán残
    kù酷
    Adjective + Nounwith现实
    cán残
    kù酷
    de的
    xiàn现
    shí实
    Idiomwith无情
    cán残
    kù酷
    wú无
    qíng情
    5.

    Example Sentences with 残酷

    zhàn战
    zhēng争
    hěn很
    cán残
    kù酷
    。
    neutral
    become cruel
    neutral
    harsh reality
    formal
    Written
    cruel and merciless
    War is cruel.
    shì市
    chǎng场
    jìng竞
    zhēng争
    de的
    cán残
    kù酷
    xìng性
    ，
    pò迫
    shǐ使
    xǔ许
    duō多
    qǐ企
    yè业
    bú不
    duàn断
    chuàng创
    xīn新
    。
    The cruelty of market competition forces many enterprises to innovate continuously.
    nǐ你
    bù不
    jué觉
    de得
    zhè这
    yàng样
    duì对
    dài待
    dòng动
    wù物
    tài太
    cán残
    kù酷
    le了
    ma吗
    ？
    Don't you think treating animals like this is too cruel?
    jǐn尽
    guǎn管
    xiàn现
    shí实
    cán残
    kù酷
    ，
    tā他
    yī依
    rán然
    bǎo保
    chí持
    zhe着
    lè乐
    guān观
    de的
    xīn心
    tài态
    。
    Despite the cruel reality, he still maintains an optimistic attitude.
    xiàn现
    shí实
    yǒu有
    shí时
    hěn很
    cán残
    kù酷
    ，
    wǒ我
    men们
    bì必
    xū须
    xué学
    huì会
    miàn面
    duì对
    kùn困
    nan难
    。
    Reality can be brutal at times, and we must learn to face difficulties.