Read Edit View history 残酷 cánkù HSK6 harsh Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 残酷 (殘酷) cánkù harsh adjective extremely severe, grim, or difficult to endure, particularly regarding environments or reality 面对残酷的竞争，我们必须不断提升自己。 miànduì cánkù de jìngzhēng, wǒmen bìxū bùduàn tíshēng zìjǐ. Facing fierce competition, we must constantly improve ourselves. cruel adjective heartless and lacking mercy or compassion in one's actions or treatment of others 他因为残酷对待动物而受到了法律的制裁。 tā yīnwèi cánkù duìdài dòngwù ér shòudào le fǎlǜ de zhìcái. He was punished by law for his cruel treatment of animals. Frequency Movie subtitles 16.1 per million appears in 7% of films Written text 15.7 per million Details HSK 2.0 Level 6 HSK 3.0 Level 6 Sources Definitions CC-CEDICT Frequency data SUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)
残酷 (殘酷) cánkù harsh adjective extremely severe, grim, or difficult to endure, particularly regarding environments or reality 面对残酷的竞争，我们必须不断提升自己。 miànduì cánkù de jìngzhēng, wǒmen bìxū bùduàn tíshēng zìjǐ. Facing fierce competition, we must constantly improve ourselves. cruel adjective heartless and lacking mercy or compassion in one's actions or treatment of others 他因为残酷对待动物而受到了法律的制裁。 tā yīnwèi cánkù duìdài dòngwù ér shòudào le fǎlǜ de zhìcái. He was punished by law for his cruel treatment of animals. Frequency Movie subtitles 16.1 per million appears in 7% of films Written text 15.7 per million Details HSK 2.0 Level 6 HSK 3.0 Level 6 Sources Definitions CC-CEDICT Frequency data SUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)