extremely brutal and vicious; diabolical; atrocious
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesadjective
extremely brutal and vicious; utterly evil; atrocious; heinous
formalA four-character idiom (成语) used to describe people or behavior that is maximally cruel and evil. Often used in formal or literary contexts to describe criminals, tyrants, or vicious acts.
Nà那
gè个
qióng穷
xiōng凶
jí极
è恶
de的
shā杀
rén人
fàn犯
zhōng终
yú于
bèi被
jǐng警
fāng方
zhuā抓
huò获
。
The heinous murderer was finally captured by the police.
Zhè这
qún群
qióng穷
xiōng凶
jí极
è恶
de的
dǎng歹
tú徒
xí袭
jī击
le了
yín银
háng行
，
qiǎng抢
zǒu走
le了
dà大
liàng量
xiàn现
jīn金
。
This gang of vicious criminals attacked the bank and stole a large amount of cash.
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Bù不
yào要
bèi被
tā他
men们
qióng穷
xiōng凶
jí极
è恶
de的
wài外
biǎo表
xià吓
dǎo倒
，
wǒ我
men们
yào要
yǒng勇
gǎn敢
de地
yǔ与
tā他
men们
dòu斗
zhēng争
。
Don't be intimidated by their diabolical appearance; we must bravely fight against them.
Lì历
shǐ史
shàng上
nà那
xiē些
qióng穷
xiōng凶
jí极
è恶
de的
bào暴
jūn君
zuì最
zhōng终
dōu都
bèi被
rén人
mín民
tuī推
fān翻
le了
。
Those atrocious tyrants in history were eventually overthrown by the people.