"Harshly" • Chinese-English Dictionary
| 着实 | zhuó shí | truly / indeed / severely / harshly |   |
| 严加 | yán jiā | sternly / strictly / harshly / stringently / rigorously | |
| 待人 | dài rén | to treat people (politely, harshly etc) | |
| 手下留情 | shǒu xià liú qíng | lit. start off leniently (idiom) / please do not be too strict with me / Do not judge me too harshly. / Look favorably on my humble efforts. | |
| 拍砖 | pāi zhuān | (slang) to throw brickbats / to criticize harshly | |
| 痛斥 | tòng chì | to criticize harshly / to denounce / to attack viciously | |
| 苛责 | kē zé | to criticize harshly / to excoriate | |
| 有口无心 | yǒu kǒu wú xīn | to speak harshly but without any bad intent (idiom) | |
| 苦待 | kǔ dài | treat harshly | |
| 打一巴掌，给个甜枣 | dǎ yī bā zhang , gěi gè tián zǎo | lit. to give sb a slap, then offer a sweet date (idiom) / fig. to deal harshly with sb, then offer sth by way of consolation | |
