cruel and vicious; brutal; ruthless
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
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1 sense · 4 examplesadjective
cruel and vicious; ruthless; brutal; atrocious
Describes personality, behavior, or systems of rule that are extremely cruel and harsh. Often used in formal or literary contexts to describe tyrants, oppressive regimes, or sadistic individuals.
Zhè这
gè个
bào暴
jūn君
kù酷
nüè虐
chéng成
xìng性
，
bǎi百
xìng姓
kǔ苦
bù不
kān堪
yán言
。
This tyrant is cruel by nature, and the common people suffer unspeakably.
Dí敌
rén人
shǐ使
yòng用
le了
gè各
zhǒng种
kù酷
nüè虐
de的
shǒu手
duàn段
lái来
zhé折
mó磨
fú俘
lǔ虏
。
The enemy used various cruel methods to torture the prisoners.
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Xiǎo小
shuō说
zhōng中
de的
fǎn反
pài派
xìng性
gé格
kù酷
nüè虐
，
lìng令
rén人
fà发
zhǐ指
。
The villain in the novel has a cruel personality that is outrageous.
Rén人
mín民
zuì最
zhōng终
tuī推
fān翻
le了
kù酷
nüè虐
de的
tǒng统
zhì治
。
The people finally overthrew the cruel rule.