8 sentences for 残酷 (cán​kù — harsh)

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