HSK C6/V6
Correct
狠
/ hěn /
Strokes
Definition
ruthless/fierce/ferocious/determined/to harden (one's heart)/old variant of 很[hěn]
Example
As an Adjective
ruthless; relentless
1
Bàotú
暴徒
men
们
zhēn
真
hěn
狠
。
The ruffians were really ruthless.
2
Bǐ
比
cháiláng
豺狼
hái
还
hěn
狠
more savage than a wolf
As an Adjective
firm; resolute
3
Hěnzhuā
狠抓
shēngchǎn
生产
ānquán
安全
make great efforts to ensure safety in production
4
Hěn
狠
xiàgōngfu
下功夫
make a desperate effort
5
Hěnhěn
狠狠
dǎjī
打击
wāifēngxiéqì
歪风邪气
take resolute/vigorous measures against unhealthy tendencies
As a Verb
suppress (one's feeling); harden (one's heart)
6
Tā
他
hěn
狠
le
了
hěnxīn
狠心
,
gēn
跟
tā
她
fēnshǒu
分手
le
了
。
He steeled his heart and said goodbye to her.