# 残酷 (cánkù)

In Mandarin Chinese, 残酷 (cánkù) means “cruel; brutal”. It is part of the HSK 6 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: cruel; brutal
- Pinyin: cánkù (can2 ku4)
- Traditional: 殘酷
- HSK 3.0 · Level 6
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 市场上的竞争非常残酷。
  Shìchǎng shàng de jìngzhēng fēicháng cánkù.
  The competition in the market is very fierce and brutal.

## Characters

- [残](https://hanziro.com/word/can-incomplete/) (cán): incomplete; disabled
- [酷](https://hanziro.com/word/ku-cool/) (kù): cool; hip

https://hanziro.com/word/can-ku-cruel/

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