- 残忍 cánrěn cruelcruel; ruthless; merciless; mean; showing a lack of pity or compassion
- 残疾人 cánjírén disabled personA person with a physical or mental disability; handicapped person
- 残酷 cánkù cruelcruel; brutal; ruthless
- 残疾 cánjí disabilitya physical deformity or functional disability caused by birth, illness, or injury
- 残留 cánliú to remainto be left over; to remain in small amounts
- 残骸 cánhái wreckagedebris or ruins of a destroyed aircraft, vehicle, or building
- 残余 cányú remnantsremains; vestiges; residue; surplus
- 凶残 xiōngcán savagefierce and cruel; vicious; bloodthirsty
- 残暴 cánbào brutalcruel and violent; ruthless; vicious
- 伤残 shāngcán disabled; disabilitydisabled or maimed as a result of injury; a physical impairment or disability
- 摧残 cuīcán to wreckto ravage, ruin, or devastate; to cause serious damage to something or someone
- 残杀 cánshā to massacreto murder or slaughter someone in a savage or cruel manner
- 残局 cánjú aftermatha desperate situation or the state of affairs following a war, failure, or major disturbance
- 残废 cánfèi disabledMaimed; crippled; handicapped; having a physical disability or damaged body part.
- 残留物 cánliúwù residuematerial that is left over; remnant; residue; bottoms
- 自相残杀 zìxiāngcánshā to massacre one anotherto kill or attack members of one's own group or side; internecine strife; mutual annihilation
- 残缺 cánquē incompletebroken and incomplete; fragmentary; badly damaged or shattered
- 残存 cáncún to survive; remnantto be left over in a small or incomplete amount; to survive as a remnant or trace
- 残害 cánhài to cruelly injure or killto cruelly injure, persecute, or kill; to savage or slaughter; to mutilate
- 残渣 cánzhā residueleftover bits of something; dregs; sediment; waste product; debris or rubbish
- 残破 cánpò dilapidatedbroken; dilapidated; incomplete; no longer whole (of buildings, books, objects, etc.)
- 苟延残喘 gǒuyáncánchuǎn to linger onto struggle on while at death's door; to barely manage to stay alive or keep a failing situation going
- 残片 cánpiàn fragmenta broken or incomplete piece of something; a remnant or shard
- 残障 cánzhàng disabilitya physical or mental impairment caused by congenital conditions, injury, or illness
- 残缺不全 cánquēbùquán incompletefragmentary and damaged; incomplete; missing parts
- 老弱病残 lǎoruòbìngcán the old, weak, sick, and disabledA collective term for people who are elderly, physically weak or young, ill, or living with disabilities
- 病残 bìngcán invalida person who is sick or disabled
- 残部 cánbù remnantsthe remaining part of a group; remnants of defeated troops or scattered survivors
- 残阳 cányáng setting sunThe setting sun or the evening glow; literally the remaining sun at the end of the day.
- 风卷残云 fēngjuǎncányún to sweep away everythinglike a strong wind blowing away the remaining clouds; used to describe cleaning everything up or wiping something out completely in a very short time, especially in battle or when eating
- 残月 cányuè waning moonThe hook-shaped moon visible near the end of the lunar month (waning crescent)
- 残酷无情 cánkùwúqíng ruthless and mercilesscruel and unfeeling; describes someone who is cold-hearted or pitiless
- 收拾残局 shōushicánjú to pick up the piecesto clear up a mess; to handle the aftermath of a disaster or a failed situation
- 残羹 cángēng leftoversleavings of a meal; food and soup left over after eating
- 残羹剩饭 cángēngshèngfàn leftoversremains of a meal; food and soup left over after eating; also used to describe things of little value handed down by others
- 残匪 cánfěi remaining banditsBandits who have survived or have not yet been fully eliminated; remnant outlaws.
- 残垣断壁 cányuánduànbì ruinsruined walls and debris; describes a scene of devastation or desolate ruins after a disaster
- 风烛残年 fēngzhúcánnián declining yearsone's late years in life; to have one foot in the grave; an idiom describing old age that is weak and frail, like a candle flickering in the wind
- 残损 cánsǔn to be damagedto be broken or incomplete; damaged; worn out
- 残值 cánzhí residual valueresidual value; the estimated value of an asset at the end of its useful life
- 残敌 cándí remnant enemyThe remaining enemy forces or survivors from a defeated group
- 残生 cánshēng remaining yearsthe later years of one's life, often implying loneliness or hardship; one's remaining life
- 致残 zhìcán to cripple, to become disabledto cause or result in a permanent physical disability, such as from an accident or injury
- 断壁残垣 duànbìcányuán ruinsLiterally walls reduced to rubble; describes a scene of total devastation or the remains of dilapidated buildings.
- 抱残守缺 bàocánshǒuquē to be conservativeTo cherish the outmoded and preserve the outworn; to stick to outdated things or ideas instead of seeking improvement (often written incorrectly as [[抱残守阙|抱殘守闕|bao4 can2 shou3 que1]])
- 残旧 cánjiù worn-outworn-out and old; dilapidated
- 残迹 cánjì vestigevestige; relic; a remaining trace or sign
- 残兵败将 cánbīngbàijiàng remnants of a defeated armythe scattered survivors and broken remains of a routed army or a failed organization that has lost its strength
- 残毒 cándú cruel and viciousextremely cruel; ruthless and toxic in nature or behavior
Sources
- Frequency data
- MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CH