残酷 Pronunciation and Pinyin
残酷 Usage and Examples
cruel
brutal
ruthless
harsh
把动物关在狭小的空间里是残酷的。
It is cruel to keep animals in confined spaces.
他们以残酷迫害天主教会作为开始。
They began by brutally persecuting the Catholic Church.
The characters in 残酷
Stroke OrderMore words starting with 残
- cán残jiàn件fragments, remains
- cán残chuǎn喘one's last breath
- cán残cún存remain, survive
- cán残hài害maim, mutilate
- cán残jú局Endgame, Aftermath
- cán残fèi废disabled, handicapped
- cán残yǐng影afterimage, ghost image
- cán残rěn忍cruel, brutal
- cán残rěn忍de地cruelly, brutally
- cán残rěn忍de的cruel, brutal
- cán残rěn忍chéng程dù度degree of cruelty, cruelty level
- cán残dí敌remnants of the enemy forces
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What does 残酷 mean in Chinese?
残酷 (cán kù) means “cruel, brutal, ruthless, harsh”.
How do you pronounce 残酷?
残酷 is pronounced cán kù in Mandarin Chinese.
How do you say “cruel” in Chinese?
“cruel” is 残酷 (cán kù) in Chinese.
How is 残酷 used in a sentence?
This page has 2 example sentences using 残酷, each with pinyin and an English translation.