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  • 1

    adj.ruthless; relentless; fierce

    • zhè xiē bào tú zhēn hěn

      这些暴徒

      The ruffians were really ruthless.

    • xīn hěn shǒu là

      cruel and evil

    • tā bǐ chái láng hái hěn

      豺狼

      He is more savage than a wolf.

  • 2

    v.suppress (one's feelings); harden (the heart)

    • tā hěn xia xīn gēn tā fēn shǒu le

      分手

      He steeled his heart and said goodbye to her.

    • wǒ hěn zhe xīn bǎ yǎn lèi zhǐ zhù

      眼泪

      I made a terrific effort to refrain from tears.

    • tā xīn yī hěn jiù lí kāi jiā le

      离开

      He hardened his resolve and left home.

  • 3

    adj.firm; resolute

    • hěn xià gōng fu

      功夫

      make a desperate effort

    • hěn dǎ wāi fēng xié qì

      歪风邪气

      take resolute measures against unhealthy tendency

    • zhè gǔ hěn jìn

      the kind of fortitude

  • 4

    adv.severe; sternly

    • hěn hěn dǎ jī fàn zuì fèn zǐ

      打击犯罪分子

      launch a vigorous crackdown on criminal

    • hěn hěn jiāng tā xùn chì le yī dùn

      训斥

      give him a severe dressing-down

  • 5

    same as

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