"Grim" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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 yán jùn grim / severe / rigorous
 lěng kù grim / unfeeling / callous
 zhèng sè stern / grim / resolute / firm / unflinching / fundamental colors
 yán kù bitter / harsh / grim / ruthless / severe / cut-throat (competition)
 qī intense cold / frigid / dismal / grim / bleak / sad / mournful
 xiě lín lín bloody / blood-soaked / gory / grisly / cruel / brutal / harsh / grim / bitter
 sǐ shén mythological figure (such as the Grim Reaper) in charge of taking the souls of those who die / (fig.) death
 lěng xiào to sneer / to laugh grimly / grin of dissatisfaction (bitterness, helplessness, indignation etc) / bitter, grim, sarcastic or angry smile
 xíng shì yán jùn in grave difficulties / the situation is grim
 fēng yǔ rú huì lit. wind and rain darken the sky (idiom) / fig. the situation looks grim
 bù jiàn guān cai bù luò lèi lit. not to shed a tear until one sees the coffin (idiom) / fig. refuse to be convinced until one is faced with grim reality
 qī variant of 淒|凄, dismal / grim / lamentable / mournful
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