残暴

cán bào · can bao

Traditional 殘暴

Meaning

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  1. brutal; vicious; ruthless

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2 examples
01

那(nà)只(zhī)残(cán)暴(bào)的(de)野(yě)兽(shòu)袭(xí)击(jī)了(le)村(cūn)里(lǐ)的(de)羊(yáng)群(qún)。

That brutal beast attacked the village's flock of sheep.

02

历(lì)史(shǐ)书(shū)上(shàng)记(jì)载(zǎi)了(le)这(zhè)位(wèi)国(guó)王(wáng)残(cán)暴(bào)的(de)统(tǒng)治(zhì)。

The history book records this king's brutal rule.

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