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| Pronunciation |
: |
hěn |
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| Meaning |
: |
- ruthless; fierce. (adj)
- resolute. (adj)
- relentless. (adj)
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| Radical |
: |
犭 |
| Strokes |
: |
9 |
| Traditional |
: |
狠 |
| Usage |
: |
4.5% |
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Common Words / Phrases:
| 2. |
|
|
: |
cruel-hearted; heartless |
| 3. |
|
|
: |
vicious;be fierce and malicious |
| 4. |
|
|
: |
be extremely cruel and merciless |
Sentences:
| 1. I didn’t have the heart to tell him the bad news. |
| wǒ |
hěn |
bù |
xià |
xīn |
bǎ |
zhè |
ge |
huài |
xiāo |
xī |
gào |
sù |
tā |
。 |
| 我 |
狠 |
不 |
下 |
心 |
把 |
这 |
个 |
坏 |
消 |
息 |
告 |
诉 |
他 |
。 |
|
|
|
|
| 我 |
: |
I |
| 狠心 |
: |
cruel-hearted; heartless |
| 不下 |
: |
not |
| 把 |
: |
particle used to shift the object to before the verb |
| 这 |
: |
this |
| 个 |
: |
measure word |
| 坏消息 |
: |
bad news |
| 告诉 |
: |
tell |
| 他 |
: |
him |
|
| 2. His father gave him a bad scold this morning. |
| tā |
fù |
qīn |
jīn |
chén |
hěn |
hěn |
xùn |
le |
tā |
yī |
dùn |
。 |
| 他 |
父 |
亲 |
今 |
晨 |
狠 |
狠 |
训 |
了 |
他 |
一 |
顿 |
。 |
|
|
|
|
| 他 |
: |
his |
| 父亲 |
: |
father |
| 今晨 |
: |
this morning |
| 狠狠 |
: |
used to indicate being ferocious or having excited emotions |
| 训 |
: |
scold |
| 了 |
: |
particle indicating that something has happened |
| 他 |
: |
him |
| 一顿 |
: |
measure word |
|
| 3. The vicious killer was finally killed. |
| hěn |
dú |
de |
shā |
shǒu |
zuì |
hòu |
bèi |
shā |
sǐ |
le |
。 |
| 狠 |
毒 |
的 |
杀 |
手 |
最 |
后 |
被 |
杀 |
死 |
了 |
。 |
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|
| 狠毒 |
: |
vicious |
| 的 |
: |
particle used after an attribute; to |
| 杀手 |
: |
killer |
| 最后 |
: |
lastly; finally |
| 被 |
: |
(particle) used to form a set phrase with a passive meaning |
| 杀死 |
: |
being killed |
| 了 |
: |
particle indicating that something has happened |
|
| 4. She gave me a sock. |
| tā |
hěn |
hěn |
dǎ |
le |
wǒ |
yí |
xià |
。 |
| 她 |
狠 |
狠 |
打 |
了 |
我 |
一 |
下 |
。 |
|
|
|
|
| 她 |
: |
she |
| 狠狠 |
: |
used to indicate being ferocious or having excited emotions |
| 打 |
: |
hit |
| 了 |
: |
particle indicating that something has happened |
| 我 |
: |
I |
| 一下 |
: |
measure word |
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