atrocious; heinous; wicked
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesidiom
to act with extreme cruelty and inhumanity; to violate the laws of heaven and reason; atrocious; heinous
formalUsed to describe actions that are extremely cruel, immoral, and against natural justice. Strongly condemnatory.
Tā他
wèi为
le了
zhuàn赚
qián钱
，
jìng竟
rán然
zuò做
chū出
zhè这
zhǒng种
shāng伤
tiān天
hài害
lǐ理
de的
shì事
。
In order to make money, he actually did something so atrocious.
Nà那
xiē些
shāng伤
tiān天
hài害
lǐ理
de的
è恶
rén人
，
zuì最
zhōng终
dōu都
nán难
táo逃
fǎ法
lǜ律
de的
zhì制
cái裁
。
Those wicked people who committed heinous crimes ultimately could not escape legal punishment.
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Guǎi拐
mài卖
ér儿
tóng童
shì是
shāng伤
tiān天
hài害
lǐ理
de的
fàn犯
zuì罪
xíng行
wéi为
。
Trafficking children is an atrocious criminal act.
Tā他
shāng伤
tiān天
hài害
lǐ理
，
wú无
è恶
bù不
zuò作
，
zhōng终
yú于
bèi被
bǔ捕
rù入
yù狱
。
He committed all manner of atrocities and was finally arrested and imprisoned.