凶
狠

Cruel in Chinese: 凶狠 (xiōng hěn)

xiōng hěn

cruel

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1cruel
  2. 2vicious
  3. 3fierce and malicious
  4. 4vengeful

Stroke order

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凶
狠

Zhuyin

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ㄒㄩㄥ

xiōng

ㄒ/ xㄩ/ üㄥ/ eng—/ first tone

ㄏㄣˇ

hěn

ㄏ/ hㄣ/ enˇ/ third tone

Example sentences

See 凶狠 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 他凶狠地瞪了我一眼。

    tā xiōng hěn dì dèng le wǒ yì yǎn。

    He glared at me viciously.

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Related words

狠

hěn

ruthless

凶

xiōng

terrible

凶手

xiōng shǒu

murderer

凶残

xiōng cán

savage

凶恶

xiōng è

fierce

凶猛

xiōng měng

fierce

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HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9 vocabulary list

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