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残忍

cán rěn · can ren

Traditional 殘忍

HSK 7–9 Old HSK 6

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cruel
mean
merciless
ruthless

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他(tā)跟(gēn)她(tā)说(shuō)这(zhè)样(yàng)的(de)话(huà)真(zhēn)是(shì)太(tài)残(cán)忍(rěn)了(le)。

It is cruel of him to say such things to her.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

我(wǒ)从(cóng)来(lái)没(méi)想(xiǎng)到(dào)他(tā)能(néng)做(zuò)到(dào)那(nà)么(me)残(cán)忍(rěn)的(de)事(shì)。

I never thought he was capable of doing something so cruel.

Tatoeba: Chinese by U2FS · English by Swift · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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