严酷 yánkù harsh Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Showing: grim All meanings 4 yánkù 4 harsh 2cut-throat 1grim 1 1 sentence for 严酷 (yánkù — grim) 面对严酷的现实,他没有选择退缩。 miànduì yánkù de xiànshí, tā méiyǒu xuǎnzé tuìsuō. Faced with the harsh reality, he did not choose to back down. Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary