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凶狠

xiōnghěn

fierce and cruel; vicious; ferocious

HSK 7-9

Pronunciation

凶xiōng1

First tone: high and level

狠hěn3

Third tone: low, then rising

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Usage in this example

Used as an adjective meaning fierce, vicious, and cruel, such as describing a wolf's ferocious gaze as it approaches.

Example sentence

那只狼目光凶狠,朝我们逼近。

Nà zhī láng mùguāng xiōnghěn, cháo wǒmen bījìn.

That wolf's gaze was ferocious as it moved toward us.

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