# 残忍 (cánrěn)

In Mandarin Chinese, 残忍 (cánrěn) means “cruel; ruthless”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: cruel; ruthless
- Pinyin: cánrěn (can2 ren3)
- Traditional: 殘忍
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 这样对待小动物太残忍了。
  Zhèyàng duìdài xiǎo dòngwù tài cánrěn le.
  Treating small animals like this is too cruel.

## Characters

- [残](https://hanziro.com/word/can-incomplete/) (cán): incomplete; disabled
- [忍](https://hanziro.com/word/ren-bear/) (rěn): to bear; to endure

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

Dictionary data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Audio: audio-cmn (CC BY-SA).