extremely fierce; vicious
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Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesadjective
extremely fierce; vicious; with great malice
A reduplicated adjective (状态词) used to describe a person's expression, tone, or behavior as intensely hostile or menacing. Often modifies verbs like "瞪" (glare), "说" (say). Can be used with "地" as an adverbial.
Tā他
è恶
hěn狠
hěn狠
de地
dèng瞪
le了
wǒ我
yī一
yǎn眼
。
He glared at me viciously.
Bié别
yòng用
nà那
zhǒng种
è恶
hěn狠
hěn狠
de的
yǔ语
qì气
gēn跟
wǒ我
shuō说
huà话
。
Don't talk to me in that fierce tone.
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Diàn电
yǐng影
lǐ里
de的
fǎn反
pài派
è恶
hěn狠
hěn狠
de地
wēi威
xié胁
zhǔ主
jué角
。
The villain in the movie viciously threatened the protagonist.
Tā他
shuō说
huà话
de的
yàng样
zi子
è恶
hěn狠
hěn狠
de的
，
bǎ把
hái孩
zi子
xià吓
kū哭
le了
。
He spoke so fiercely that he scared the child into crying.
è恶
hěn狠
hěn狠
de的
biǎo表
qíng情
a vicious expression