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残暴

cán bào

2-character word Traditional 殘暴

What 残暴 means

1. brutal; vicious; ruthless

The characters in 残暴

• 残cánto destroy; to spoil; to ruin
• 暴bàosudden; violent; cruel

Example sentences

• 可怜的人民任凭残暴的独裁者处置。
  Kělián de rénmín rènpíng cánbào de dúcáizhě chǔzhì.
  The poor people were at the mercy of the cruel dictator.
• 暴力电影和电脑游戏助长了年轻人的残暴行为。
  Cruelty in young people is fostered by violent movies and PC games.