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残酷

cán kù · can ku

Traditional 殘酷

HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. cruel
  2. cruelty
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2 examples
01

对(duì)动(dòng)物(wù)来(lái)说(shuō)这(zhè)不(bú)是(shì)什(shén)么(me)残(cán)酷(kù)的(de)事(shì)情(qing)。

When it comes to animals, this can't be considered as being something cruel.

Tatoeba: Chinese by vicch · English by liwan1208 · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)不(bù)忍(rěn)目(mù)睹(dǔ)这(zhè)种(zhǒng)残(cán)酷(kù)的(de)行(xíng)径(jìng)。

I cannot bear to witness such cruelty.

Tatoeba: Chinese by sadhen · English by evkon · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected; English translation revised.

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