"Harsh" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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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
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)
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)
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