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cán
HSK 3.0 Level 7

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Definitions

  1. 1. to destroy
  2. 2. to spoil
  3. 3. to ruin
  4. 4. to injure
  5. 5. cruel
  6. 6. oppressive
  7. 7. savage
  8. 8. brutal
  9. 9. incomplete
  10. 10. disabled
  11. 11. to remain
  12. 12. to survive
  13. 13. remnant
  14. 14. surplus

Example Sentences

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忍了。
Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 2332952)

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Words Containing 残

残花败柳
cán huā bài liǔ

broken flower, withered willow (idiom); fig. fallen woman

残暴
cán bào

brutal

残败
cán bài

dilapidated

断瓦残垣
duàn wǎ cán yuán

the tiles are broken, the walls dilapidated

残奥
cán ào

Paralympics

残缺
cán quē

badly damaged

伤残人员
shāng cán rén yuán

the injured

苟延残喘
gǒu yán cán chuǎn

to struggle on whilst at death's door (idiom)

老残游记
lǎo cán yóu jì

The Travels of Lao Tsan, novel by late Qing novelist Liu E 劉鶚|刘鹗[liú è]

残虐
cán nüe4

cruel

抱残守缺
bào cán shǒu quē

to cherish the outmoded and preserve the outworn (idiom); conservative

残余沾染
cán yú zhān rǎn

residual contamination

残酷无情
cán kù wú qíng

cruel and unfeeling (idiom)

残念
cán niàn

(coll.) to regret

残敌
cán dí

remnant enemy troops

残疾
cán jí

disabled

病残
bìng cán

sick or disabled

残废
cán fèi

deformity

残垣败壁
cán yuán bài bì

lit. walls reduced to rubble (idiom)

残本
cán běn

extant fragment (of book)

残杀者
cán shā zhě

killer

残疾儿
cán jí ér

a child with a birth defect

残品
cán pǐn

defective goods

脑残粉
nǎo cán fěn

(slang) fanboy

残渣余孽
cán zhā yú niè

evil elements who have escaped eradication

脑残
nǎo cán

moronic

殚残
dān cán

to destroy

残余
cán yú

remnant

残膜
cán mó

leftover agricultural plastic (as waste or rubbish that needs to be disposed of or recycled)

残骸
cán hái

remains

残奥会
cán ào huì

Paralympic Games

残留
cán liú

to remain; to be left over

收拾残局
shōu shi cán jú

to clear up the mess

残余物
cán yú wù

litter

残渣
cán zhā

remainder

残羹
cán gēng

leftovers from a meal

收残缀轶
shōu cán zhuì yì

to gather and patch up sth that is badly damaged (idiom)

残茶剩饭
cán chá shèng fàn

spoilt tea, leftover food (idiom); remains after a meal

残香
cán xiāng

lingering fragrance

残喘
cán chuǎn

remaining breath

败柳残花
bài liǔ cán huā

broken flower, withered willow (idiom); fig. fallen woman

残害
cán hài

to injure

伤残
shāng cán

disabled

灰岩残丘
huī yán cán qiū

mogote (steep-sided pointed hill in karst landform)

残兵败将
cán bīng bài jiàng

ruined army, defeated general (idiom); scattered remnants

自相残杀
zì xiāng cán shā

to massacre one another (idiom); internecine strife

残次品
cán cì pǐn

defective goods

断垣残壁
duàn yuán cán bì

lit. walls reduced to rubble (idiom)

致残
zhì cán

to be crippled (in an accident etc)

保残守缺
bǎo cán shǒu quē

conservative

残障
cán zhàng

handicapped

断壁残垣
duàn bì cán yuán

lit. walls reduced to rubble (idiom)

冬残奥会
dōng cán ào huì

Winter Paralympics

残酷
cán kù

cruel

残卷
cán juàn

surviving section of a classic work

助残
zhù cán

to help people with disabilities

残茎
cán jīng

stubble (the stems of plants after harvest)

残株
cán zhū

stubble

残忍
cán rěn

cruel

残毒
cán dú

cruelty

残存
cán cún

to survive

残冬腊月
cán dōng là yuè

final days of the lunar year

残杀
cán shā

to massacre

残疾人
cán jí rén

disabled person

残局
cán jú

endgame (in chess)

残垣
cán yuán

(literary) ruined walls

骨肉相残
gǔ ròu xiāng cán

close kindred slaughter one another (idiom); internecine strife

残年短景
cán nián duǎn jǐng

at the end of the year (idiom)

残破
cán pò

broken

残月
cán yuè

waning moon

残民害物
cán mín hài wù

to harm people and damage property (idiom)

残垣断壁
cán yuán duàn bì

lit. walls reduced to rubble (idiom)

残部
cán bù

defeated remnants

中国残疾人联合会
zhōng guó cán jí rén lián hé huì

China Disabled Persons' Federation

凶残
xiōng cán

savage

手残
shǒu cán

(coll.) klutz

残羹剩饭
cán gēng shèng fàn

leftovers from a meal

残留物
cán liú wù

remnant

自残
zì cán

to mutilate oneself

风烛残年
fēng zhú cán nián

one's late days

摧残
cuī cán

to ravage