豺狼

cháiláng
noun #17,145

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 jackal and wolf
  2. 2 cruel and evil person; vicious tyrant

Examples

HSK 7-9
Zhèxiē cháiláng dāngdào, bǎixìng kǔbùkānyán.
With these wolves in power, the people suffer unspeakably.
HSK 7-9
Tā biǎomiàn héshàn, shíjìshàng shì gè cháiláng.
He seems kind on the surface, but he's actually a wolf in sheep's clothing.

Tips

usage
豺狼 is almost always used figuratively in modern Chinese to describe cruel, predatory people. The idiom 豺狼当道 means 'wolves block the road' - evil people hold power.

Stroke Order

chái
láng