严酷
yán kù
Pinyin

Definition

严酷
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yán kù
  1. bitter
  2. harsh
  3. grim
  4. ruthless
  5. severe
  6. cut-throat (competition)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (18)

cán kù
  1. 1 cruel
  2. 2 cruelty
  1. 1 ruthless
  2. 2 strong (e.g. of wine)
  3. 3 (loanword) cool
  4. 4 hip
Yōu kù
  1. 1 Youku (website)
lěng kù
  1. 1 grim
  2. 2 unfeeling
  3. 3 callous
lěng kù wú qíng
  1. 1 cold-hearted
  2. 2 unfeeling
  3. 3 callous
kù sì
  1. 1 to strikingly resemble
kù ài
  1. 1 to be keen on
  2. 2 to have a passion for
kù bì
  1. 1 (slang) awesome
  2. 2 cool
  3. 3 righteous
kù xuàn
  1. 1 (slang) cool
  2. 2 awesome
yán kù
  1. 1 bitter
  2. 2 harsh
  3. 3 grim
  4. 4 ruthless
  5. 5 severe
  6. 6 cut-throat (competition)
bàn kù
  1. 1 to act cool
pǎo kù
  1. 1 parkour (loanword)
kù ér
  1. 1 queer (sexuality)
kù xíng
  1. 1 cruelty
  2. 2 torture
Kù sī lā
  1. 1 Godzilla (Japanese ゴジラ Gojira)
  2. 2 see also 哥斯拉[Gē sī lā]
kù shǔ
  1. 1 intense heat
  2. 2 extremely hot weather
Kù pài
  1. 1 Coolpad Group Ltd, Chinese company
kù rè
  1. 1 torrid heat

Idioms (1)

残酷无情
cán kù wú qíng
  1. 1 cruel and unfeeling (idiom)

Sample Sentences

当你遇到瓶颈,觉得每上一步都非常艰难时,你要记住,虽然外界的挑战非常严酷,但你的灵魂更加坚强!
dāng nǐ yùdào píngjǐng ,juéde měi shàng yībù dōu fēicháng jiānnán shí ,nǐ yào jìzhu ,suīrán wàijiè de tiǎozhàn fēicháng yánkù ,dàn nǐ de línghún gèngjiā jiānqiáng !
When you are faced with obstacles and feel the next step is extremely difficult, you have to remember: although the world is brutal, your spirit is even tougher!
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