"Harsh" • Chinese-English Dictionary
| 厉害 |  lì hai | (used to describe sb or sth that makes a very strong impression, whether favorable or unfavorable) terrible / intense / severe / devastating / amazing / awesome / outstanding / (of a person) stern / strict / harsh / shrewd / tough / (of an animal) fierce / (of a resemblance) striking / (of liquor or chili pepper) strong / (of bacteria) virulent |   |
| 苛刻 | kē kè | harsh / severe / demanding | |
| 刺眼 | cì yǎn | to dazzle / to offend the eyes / dazzling / harsh (light) / crude (colors) / unsightly | |
| 粗暴 | cū bào | crude / crass / rude / rough / harsh | |
| 生硬 | shēng yìng | stiff / harsh | |
| 刻薄 | kè bó | unkind / harsh / cutting / mean / acrimony / to embezzle by making illegal deductions | |
| 严酷 | yán kù | bitter / harsh / grim / ruthless / severe / cut-throat (competition) | |
| 肃杀 | sù shā | austere / stern / harsh / somber and desolate (autumn or winter) | |
| 严苛 | yán kē | severe / harsh | |
| 凶巴巴 | xiōng bā bā | harsh / savage / fierce | |
| 尖酸 | jiān suān | harsh / scathing / acid (remarks) | |
| 虐 | nu:è | (bound form) brutal / oppressive / harsh / (literary) disaster / catastrophe | |
| 詻 | è | harsh / forbidding | |
| 嘴损 | zuǐ sǔn | (dialect) sharp-tongued / harsh | |
| 毒舌 | dú shé | venomous tongue / sharp-tongued / harsh | |
| 血淋淋 | xiě lín lín | bloody / blood-soaked / gory / grisly / cruel / brutal / harsh / grim / bitter | |
| 麻醉 | má zuì | anesthesia / to anesthetize / (fig.) to corrupt (sb's mind) / to enervate / to numb the mind (to escape from harsh reality) | |
| 横 | héng | horizontal / across / crosswise / horizontal stroke (in Chinese characters) / to place (sth) flat (on a surface) / to cross (a river, etc) / in a jumble / chaotic / (in fixed expressions) harsh and unreasonable / violent | |
| 横 | hèng | harsh and unreasonable / unexpected | |
| 峻 | jùn | (of mountains) high / harsh or severe | |
| 长夜难明 | cháng yè nán míng | lit. many nights under a harsh moon / long years of oppression (idiom) | |
| 冷话 | lěng huà | harsh words / sarcasm / bitter remarks | |
| 重话 | zhòng huà | harsh words | |
| 咽住 | yàn zhù | to suppress (a sob, harsh words etc) | |
| 刻薄寡恩 | kè bó guǎ ēn | harsh and merciless (idiom) | |
| 欺霜傲雪 | qī shuāng - ào xuě | lit. cold-resistant (idiom) / fig. remaining strong in harsh conditions / resilient / unyielding | |
| 说哭 | shuō kū | to make (sb) cry (with one's harsh words) | |
