残
忍

Cruel in Chinese: 残忍 (cán rěn)

cán rěn

cruel

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 殘忍1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1cruel
  2. 2mean
  3. 3merciless
  4. 4ruthless

Stroke order

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残
忍

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ㄘㄢˊ

cán

ㄘ/ cㄢ/ anˊ/ second tone

ㄖㄣˇ

rěn

ㄖ/ rㄣ/ enˇ/ third tone

Simplified & traditional

残忍

Simplified

殘忍

Traditional

Example sentences

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

  • 他对待动物的方式非常残忍。

    tā duì dài dòng wù de fāng shì fēi cháng cán rěn。

    The way he treats animals is extremely cruel.

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Related words

忍

rěn

to bear

残

cán

to destroy

残疾

cán jí

disabled

忍受

rěn shòu

to bear

残酷

cán kù

cruel

残留

cán liú

to remain

残缺

cán quē

badly damaged

忍耐

rěn nài

to endure

忍心

rěn xīn

to have the heart to do sth

容忍

róng rěn

to put up with

伤残

shāng cán

disabled

凶残

xiōng cán

savage

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