Meaning
destroy; spoil; ruin; injure; cruel; oppressive
Chinese: 毁坏、破坏、损坏。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “can” becomes a different word in each tone. 残 is the 2nd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
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Common Words
- 残疾cán jídisabled; handicapped; deformity on a person or animal
- 残酷cán kùcruel; harsh; merciless
- 残忍cán rěncruel; merciless; ruthless
- 残疾人cán jí réndisabled person
- 残留cán liúto remain; to be left over; residual; remnant
Example Sentence
这本旧书已经残缺不全了。Zhè běn jiù shū yǐ jīng cán quē bù quán le.This old book is already incomplete.
这Zhèthis本běn(bound form) root旧书jiù shūsecond-hand book已经yǐ jīngalready残缺cán quēbadly damaged不bùnot全quánall了le(completed action)。