残害

殘害

cánhài

verb #15,125

Meanings

1 to injure
2 to devastate
3 to slaughter
4 to cruelly harm

Characters

cruel; incomplete; to damage

to harm; to injure

Examples

战争残害了无数无辜的百姓。

Zhànzhēng cánhài le wúshù wúgū de bǎixìng.

The war devastated countless innocent people.

吸毒残害身心健康。

Xīdú cánhài shēnxīn jiànkāng.

Drug use damages both physical and mental health.

Tips

usage

残害 implies deliberate cruelty — it's stronger than 伤害 (shānghài, to harm). Used for war atrocities, persecution, and grave injuries. 自相残害 (zìxiāng cánhài) = to harm each other within the same group.

Stroke Order

残 cán

害 hài