CHINESE DICTIONARYWORD

狠

hěnHSK 6

狠 (hěn) is an HSK 6 Chinese word with 3 definitions and 6 bilingual examples.

PARTS OF SPEECH3
DEFINITIONS3
EXAMPLES6
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Definitions & Usage

Meanings and examples

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adjective 形

  1. Englishfierce; harsh

    • EX
      这只野兽的眼神看起来非常凶狠,让人害怕。

      The wild animal has a very fierce look in its eyes, which is frightening.

    • EX
      不要说话太狠,以免伤害到身边朋友的感情。

      Don't be too harsh in the way you speak, or you may hurt your friends' feelings.

2

verb 动

  1. Englishto harden one’s heart

    • EX
      他狠了狠心,把陪伴自己多年的车给卖了。

      He hardened his heart and sold the car that had been with him for many years.

    • EX
      看到孩子哭得这么伤心,她实在狠不下心来惩罚他。

      Seeing the child crying so sadly, she simply could not bring herself to punish them.

3

adverb 副

  1. Englishhard; with determination

    • EX
      他今天狠下了一番功夫,终于把这道难题做出来了。

      He put in a tremendous amount of effort today and finally solved the difficult problem.

    • EX
      考试快到了,你得狠抓一下弱势科目才行。

      The exam is coming up, so you need to focus hard on your weaker subjects.