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狠狠

hěn hěn · hen hen

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Meaning

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  1. resolutely
  2. firmly
  3. ferociously
  4. ruthlessly
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Sleep like a rock

  1. Liangliang

    考完试(kǎowánshì)了(le)！你(nǐ)想(xiǎng)做(zuò)什么(shénme)？

    The exam is over! What do you want to do?

  2. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)要(yào)狠狠(hěnhěn)地(de)睡(shuì)一觉(yījiào)，睡(shuì)两天(liǎngtiān)！

    I'm going to sleep like crazy, for two days!

  3. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)要(yào)狠狠(hěnhěn)地(de)吃(chī)一顿(yīdùn)火锅(huǒguō)。

    I'm going to eat a big hotpot meal.

  4. Dengdeng

    吃完(chīwán)火锅(huǒguō)，我(wǒ)再(zài)狠狠(hěnhěn)地(de)睡(shuì)。

    After the hotpot, I'll sleep like crazy again.

  5. Liangliang

    好(hǎo)！那(nà)我们(wǒmen)现在(xiànzài)去(qù)吃(chī)吧(ba)。

    OK! Then let's go eat now.

  6. Dengdeng

    等一下(děngyīxià)，我(wǒ)先(xiān)睡(shuì)半小时(bànxiǎoshí)。

    Wait, let me sleep half an hour first.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)狠(hěn)狠(hěn)地(de)把(bǎ)门(mén)关(guān)上(shàng)，头(tóu)也(yě)不(bù)回(huí)地(de)走(zǒu)了(le)。

He slammed the door shut and walked off without looking back.

02

她(tā)狠(hěn)狠(hěn)地(de)咬(yǎo)了(le)一(yì)口(kǒu)苹(píng)果(guǒ)，好(hǎo)像(xiàng)跟(gēn)它(tā)有(yǒu)仇(chóu)似(shì)的(de)。

She bit fiercely into the apple, as if it had done her wrong.

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