cán

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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

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Words Containing 残

伤残
shāng cán

disabled

凶残
xiōng cán

savage

摧残
cuī cán

to ravage

残忍
cán rěn

cruel

残留
cán liú

to remain; to be left over

残疾
cán jí

disabled

残疾人
cán jí rén

disabled person

残缺
cán quē

badly damaged

残酷
cán kù

cruel

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

China Disabled Persons' Federation

保残守缺
bǎo cán shǒu quē

conservative

伤残人员
shāng cán rén yuán

the injured

冬残奥会
dōng cán ào huì

Winter Paralympics

助残
zhù cán

to help people with disabilities

手残
shǒu cán

(coll.) klutz

抱残守缺
bào cán shǒu quē

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

收拾残局
shōu shi cán jú

to clear up the mess

收残缀轶
shōu cán zhuì yì

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

败柳残花
bài liǔ cán huā

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

断垣残壁
duàn yuán cán bì

lit. walls reduced to rubble (idiom)

断壁残垣
duàn bì cán yuán

lit. walls reduced to rubble (idiom)

断瓦残垣
duàn wǎ cán yuán

the tiles are broken, the walls dilapidated

残兵败将
cán bīng bài jiàng

ruined army, defeated general (idiom); scattered remnants

残冬腊月
cán dōng là yuè

final days of the lunar year

残卷
cán juàn

surviving section of a classic work

残品
cán pǐn

defective goods

残喘
cán chuǎn

remaining breath

残垣
cán yuán

(literary) ruined walls

残垣败壁
cán yuán bài bì

lit. walls reduced to rubble (idiom)

残垣断壁
cán yuán duàn bì

lit. walls reduced to rubble (idiom)

残奥
cán ào

Paralympics

残奥会
cán ào huì

Paralympic Games

残存
cán cún

to survive

残害
cán hài

to injure

残局
cán jú

endgame (in chess)

残年短景
cán nián duǎn jǐng

at the end of the year (idiom)

残废
cán fèi

deformity

残念
cán niàn

(coll.) to regret

残败
cán bài

dilapidated

残敌
cán dí

remnant enemy troops

残暴
cán bào

brutal

残月
cán yuè

waning moon

残本
cán běn

extant fragment (of book)

残株
cán zhū

stubble

残次品
cán cì pǐn

defective goods

残杀
cán shā

to massacre

残杀者
cán shā zhě

killer

残毒
cán dú

cruelty

残民害物
cán mín hài wù

to harm people and damage property (idiom)

残渣
cán zhā

remainder

残渣余孽
cán zhā yú niè

evil elements who have escaped eradication

残留物
cán liú wù

remnant

残疾儿
cán jí ér

a child with a birth defect

残破
cán pò

broken

残羹
cán gēng

leftovers from a meal

残羹剩饭
cán gēng shèng fàn

leftovers from a meal

残膜
cán mó

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

残花败柳
cán huā bài liǔ

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

残茶剩饭
cán chá shèng fàn

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

残茎
cán jīng

stubble (the stems of plants after harvest)

残虐
cán nüe4

cruel

残部
cán bù

defeated remnants

残酷无情
cán kù wú qíng

cruel and unfeeling (idiom)

残障
cán zhàng

handicapped

残余
cán yú

remnant

残余沾染
cán yú zhān rǎn

residual contamination

残余物
cán yú wù

litter

残香
cán xiāng

lingering fragrance

残骸
cán hái

remains

殚残
dān cán

to destroy

灰岩残丘
huī yán cán qiū

mogote (steep-sided pointed hill in karst landform)

病残
bìng cán

sick or disabled

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]

脑残
nǎo cán

moronic

脑残粉
nǎo cán fěn

(slang) fanboy

自残
zì cán

to mutilate oneself

自相残杀
zì xiāng cán shā

to massacre one another (idiom); internecine strife

致残
zhì cán

to be crippled (in an accident etc)

苟延残喘
gǒu yán cán chuǎn

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

风烛残年
fēng zhú cán nián

one's late days

骨肉相残
gǔ ròu xiāng cán

close kindred slaughter one another (idiom); internecine strife