狠

Ruthless in Chinese: 狠 (hěn)

hěn

ruthless

HSK 3.0 Level 61 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1ruthless
  2. 2fierce
  3. 3ferocious
  4. 4determined
  5. 5to harden (one's heart)
  6. 6old variant of 很

Stroke order

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狠

Zhuyin

This word’s pronunciation in Bopomofo.

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ㄏㄣˇ

hěn

ㄏ/ hㄣ/ enˇ/ third tone

Example sentences

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  • 他下手太狠,把对方打伤了。

    tā xià shǒu tài hěn, bǎ duì fāng dǎ shāng le。

    He struck too ruthlessly and injured the other person.

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Related words

凶狠

xiōng hěn

cruel

衡量

héng liáng

to weigh

宏大

hóng dà

great

洪水

hóng shuǐ

deluge

忽略

hū lüè

to neglect

互动

hù dòng

to interact

户外

hù wài

outdoor

护

hù

to protect

花费

huā fèi

expense

花瓶

huā píng

flower vase

化解

huà jiě

to dissolve

患者

huàn zhě

patient

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