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残毒

Word · Adjective · NounTraditional殘毒

cruel and vicious; residual poison

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Meanings

2 senses · 5 examples
1.

adjective

cruel and vicious; ruthless and malicious

formal

Describes extremely cruel behavior or a person's character. Often used in formal or literary contexts.

Qīn侵
lüè略
zhě者
de的
shǒu手
duàn段
jí极
qí其
cán残
dú毒
 。

The invaders' methods were extremely cruel and vicious.

Zhè这
qǐ起
fàn犯
zuì罪
àn案
jiàn件
bào暴
lù露
le了
zuì罪
fàn犯
cán残
dú毒
de的
běn本
xìng性
 。

This criminal case revealed the ruthless and malicious nature of the perpetrator.

2.

noun

residual poison; toxic residue

technical

A specialized term in environmental science, agriculture, and food safety, referring to harmful substances that persist in the environment, crops, or animal products.

Zhè这
zhǒng种
nóng农
yào药
de的
cán残
dú毒
zài在
tǔ土
rǎng壤
zhōng中
kě可
yǐ以
cún存
liú留
duō多
nián年
 。

The residual poison from this pesticide can persist in the soil for many years.

Jiǎn检
cè测
ròu肉
lèi类
zhōng中
de的
shòu兽
yào药
cán残
dú毒
shì是
shí食
pǐn品
ān安
quán全
de的
zhòng重
yào要
huán环
jié节
 。

Detecting veterinary drug residues in meat is an important part of food safety.

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Cháng长
qī期
shè摄
rù入
hán含
yǒu有
nóng农
cán残
dú毒
de的
shū蔬
cài菜
duì对
rén人
tǐ体
jiàn健
kāng康
wēi危
hài害
jí极
dà大
 。

Long-term ingestion of vegetables containing pesticide residues poses a great risk to human health.