狠
Character
unkind and ready to hurt people or animals; fierce
Meaning
hěn
hen3- unkind and ready to hurt people or animals; fierce
- very hard, with a lot of force
- not feeling sorry when making a very hard decision
Examples
他狠狠地打了我一下。
tā hěn hěn de dǎ le wǒ yí xià
He hit me hard.
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妈妈狠心不让我出去玩。
mā ma hěn xīn bú ràng wǒ chū qù wán
Mum hardened her heart and did not let me go out to play.
AI-generated sentence
那条狗很狠。
nà tiáo gǒu hěn hěn
That dog is very fierce.
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Words with 狠
See all 13 →狠劲hěn jìnto exert all one's forceWord狠命hěn mìngexerting all one's strengthWord狠心hěn xīncallous; heartlessWord狠毒hěn dúviciousWord狠狠hěn hěnresolutelyWord狠绝hěn juéruthlessWord狠巴巴hěn bā bāvery fierceWord凶狠xiōng hěnvery angry and scary; looking ready to hurt someoneWordHSK 7–9恶狠è hěnfierce and viciousWord下狠心xià hěn xīnto resolve (to do sth); to toughen upWord恶狠狠è hěn hěnvery fierceWord算你狠suàn nǐ hěnyou got me!Word