心狠手辣

xīnhěn-shǒulà

idiom #23,146

Meanings

HSK 5

他心狠手辣地对待所有对手。

Tā xīnhěn-shǒulà de duìdài suǒyǒu duìshǒu.

He dealt with all his opponents in a cruel and ruthless manner.

HSK 5

心狠手辣的老板让员工们都很害怕。

Xīnhěn-shǒulà de lǎobǎn ràng yuángōng men dōu hěn hàipà.

The ruthless boss made all the employees very afraid.

HSK 6

这个反派心狠手辣，不择手段。

Zhège fǎnpài xīnhěn-shǒulà, bùzéshǒuduàn.

This villain is ruthless and vicious, stopping at nothing.

memory

心 (heart) 狠 (fierce) 手 (hand) 辣 (hot/spicy) - a fierce heart and a spicy hand: someone whose inner cruelty matches their brutal actions.

心 xīn

狠 hěn

手 shǒu

辣 là