12 sentences

1. 时间的流逝是很残酷的。

   shí​jiān de liú​shì shì hěn cán​kù de.

   The passage of time is cruel.

   Source: OpenSubtitles

2. 淘汰赛阶段的竞争非常残酷。

   táo​tài​sài jiē​duàn de jìng​zhēng fēi​cháng cán​kù.

   The competition in the knockout stage is very brutal.

   Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

3. 命运是残酷的。

   mìng​yùn shì cán​kù de.

   Fate is cruel.

   Source: OpenSubtitles

4. 现代社会的就业竞争非常残酷。

   xiàn​dài shè​huì de jiù​yè jìng​zhēng fēi​cháng cán​kù.

   Employment competition in modern society is very brutal.

   Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

5. 现实很残酷。

   xiàn​shí hěn cán​kù.

   Reality is cruel.

   Source: OpenSubtitles

6. 他因无法忍受残酷的刑讯而屈打成招。

   tā yīn wú​fǎ rěn​shòu cán​kù de xíng​xùn ér qū dǎ chéng zhāo.

   He was forced into a false confession because he could not bear the brutal interrogation under torture.

   Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

7. 面对残酷的竞争，我们必须不断提升自己。

   miàn​duì cán​kù de jìng​zhēng, wǒ​men bì​xū bù​duàn tí​shēng zì​jǐ.

   Facing fierce competition, we must constantly improve ourselves.

   Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

8. 这种残酷的权力争斗最终导致了王室的没落。

   zhè zhǒng cán​kù de quán​lì zhēng​dòu zuì​zhōng dǎo​zhì le wáng​shì de mò​luò.

   This cruel power struggle eventually led to the downfall of the royal family.

   Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

9. 你能别对她这么残酷吗？

   nǐ néng bié duì tā zhè​me cán​kù ma?

   Can you not be so cruel to her?

   Source: OpenSubtitles

10. 他因为残酷对待动物而受到了法律的制裁。

    tā yīn​wèi cán​kù duì​dài dòng​wù ér shòu​dào le fǎ​lǜ de zhì​cái.

    He was punished by law for his cruel treatment of animals.

    Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

11. 那个残酷的杀人魔王最终受到了法律的制裁。

    nà gè cán​kù de shā rén mó​wáng zuì​zhōng shòu​dào le fǎ​lǜ de zhì​cái.

    That cruel mass murderer was finally brought to justice.

    Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

12. 这种残酷的宫刑在古代中国曾被使用了很久。

    zhè zhǒng cán​kù de gōng​xíng zài gǔ​dài Zhōng​guó céng bèi shǐ​yòng le hěn jiǔ.

    This cruel form of castration was used as a punishment in ancient China for a long time.

    Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary