WordTaiwan frequency #6,792
殘忍
ㄘㄢˊ ㄖㄣˇ
“cruel; merciless; ruthless; showing no compassion or mercy; callously harsh or mean”
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- 忍不住ㄖㄣˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄓㄨˋcannot help doing something; unable to resist; can't hold back
- 忍受ㄖㄣˇ ㄕㄡˋto endure; to bear; to tolerate; to put up with
- 殘酷ㄘㄢˊ ㄎㄨˋcruel; causing suffering or pain; merciless, harsh.
- 忍耐ㄖㄣˇ ㄋㄞˋto endure; to put up with; to exercise patience; to restrain one's feelings or impulses.
- 忍心ㄖㄣˇ ㄒㄧㄣto have the heart to do something; to bring oneself to do something; to steel oneself to a task.
- 殘暴ㄘㄢˊ ㄅㄠˋbrutal; vicious; ruthless; cruel and violent; to persecute or harm others.
- 忍痛ㄖㄣˇ ㄊㄨㄥˋto endure pain; to bear suffering; to do something reluctantly despite emotional or physical hurt
- 摧殘ㄘㄨㄟ ㄘㄢˊto ravage; to ruin; to devastate; to cause severe damage or destruction; to crush or break (someone's spirit, health, etc.)
- 殘殺ㄘㄢˊ ㄕㄚto massacre; to slaughter; to kill brutally
- 堅忍ㄐㄧㄢ ㄖㄣˇpersevering; tenacious; having strong willpower and resilience.