歹毒

dǎidú ㄉㄞˇ ㄉㄨˊ

    • vicious
    • ruthless
    • malevolent

Character by character

Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms 近义词

  • 狠毒 hěndú
    • 阴险狠毒 sly and cruel
    • 用心狠毒 have vicious intentions
  • 阴毒 yīndú
    • 阴毒的目光 a venomous look
    • 计谋阴毒 a vicious scheme

Telling them apart

歹毒 stresses wickedness and underhanded sneakiness. 狠毒 stresses fierce, merciless cruelty. Both describe people, hearts or schemes.

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