Chinese Word: 狞 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

狞 (Trad.: 獰)

Pinyin: níng

English Definition: fierce-looking

Chinese Definition:
①凶猛，样子凶恶：狞视。狞笑。狰狞。

Total strokes: 8; Radical: 犬

Pictophonetic: 宁 indicates the sound; 犭 (dog) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 犭 [ quǎn ] dog
- 宁 [ níng ] calm, peaceful; healthy; rather; to prefer

Similar Characters: 宁拧

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Example Words

狰狞	zhēng níng	malevolent; fierce; sinister
狞笑	níng xiào	to laugh nastily; evil grin
面目狰狞	miàn mù zhēng níng	ferocious features; a vile visage (idiom)
狞恶可怖	níng è kě bù	of fierce and terrifying appearance (idiom)
狞猫	níng māo	Lynx caracal

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Example Sentences

1		bǐ fāng 比方 shuō 说 xiàng 像 shì 是 mèng jiā lā māo 孟加拉猫 hé 和 kǎ lā māo 卡拉猫， jiù 就 shì 是 fēn bié 分别 ràng 让 jiā 家 māo 猫 yǔ 与 yà zhōu 亚洲 bào māo 豹猫 hé 和 níng māo 狞猫 hùn 混 xuè 血 ér 而 lái 来。 The Bengal and the Caracat, for example, resulted from crossing the house cat with the Asian leopard cat and the caracal, respectively.
2		hēi ěr duǒ 黑耳朵 shì 是 tā men 它们 zuì 最 xiǎn zhù 显著 de 的 tè zhēng 特征。 ěr duǒ 耳朵 fēn wéi 分为 liǎng 两 zhǒng 种 zhuàng tài 状态： fàng sōng 放松 huò 或 zhí lì 直立， zhè 这 qǔ jué yú 取决于 zhè 这 zhǐ 只 níng māo 狞猫 jīn tiān 今天 xuǎn zé 选择 de 的 xíng xiàng 形象。 Their most distinctive feature, which can be worn in one of two ways, relaxed or rigid, depending upon which image your Caracal has chosen for the day.
3		sēn lěng 森冷 de 的 xiào 笑 hé 和 nà xiē 那些 níng lì 狞厉 de 的 shī jù 诗句 ràng 让 wǒ 我 jué de 觉得， chén zuì 沉醉 yú 于 kuài lè 快乐， yǐ 已 jiē jìn 接近 yú 于 duò luò 堕落。 Sen cold smile and those fierce poems make me feel, indulge in pleasure, is close to the fallen.
4		wū gōu 污沟 yǐ 已 méi yǒu 没有 yǐ wǎng 以往 de 的 níng è 狞恶 xiāng 相， cóng qián 从前 yǔ shuǐ 雨水 wū rǎn 污染 yīn gōu 阴沟， xiàn zài 现在 chōng xǐ 冲洗 yī 一 jìng 净。 The cesspool no longer retains anything of its primitive ferocity. The rain, which in former days soiled the sewer, now washes it.
5		bù 不 dǒng 懂 qiú shēng 求生 de 的 níng māo 狞猫 zài 在 zhè 这 piàn 片 shā mò 沙漠 lǐ 里 huó 活 bù 不 guò 过 wǔ 五 fēn zhōng 分钟， dàn 但 qí tā 其他 dòng wù 动物 yě 也 méi 没 bàn fǎ 办法， lián 连 qī zhà 欺诈 dà shī 大师 shā shǔ 沙鼠 yě 也 zuò 做 bù 不 dào 到。 An unprepared caracal wouldn't last 5 minutes in this desert, but then neither would any of the animals not even our master of deception, the gerbil.

More Sentences

1		bǐ fāng 比方 shuō 说 xiàng 像 shì 是 mèng jiā lā māo 孟加拉猫 hé 和 kǎ lā māo 卡拉猫， jiù 就 shì 是 fēn bié 分别 ràng 让 jiā 家 māo 猫 yǔ 与 yà zhōu 亚洲 bào māo 豹猫 hé 和 níng māo 狞猫 hùn 混 xuè 血 ér 而 lái 来。 The Bengal and the Caracat, for example, resulted from crossing the house cat with the Asian leopard cat and the caracal, respectively.
2		hēi ěr duǒ 黑耳朵 shì 是 tā men 它们 zuì 最 xiǎn zhù 显著 de 的 tè zhēng 特征。 ěr duǒ 耳朵 fēn wéi 分为 liǎng 两 zhǒng 种 zhuàng tài 状态： fàng sōng 放松 huò 或 zhí lì 直立， zhè 这 qǔ jué yú 取决于 zhè 这 zhǐ 只 níng māo 狞猫 jīn tiān 今天 xuǎn zé 选择 de 的 xíng xiàng 形象。 Their most distinctive feature, which can be worn in one of two ways, relaxed or rigid, depending upon which image your Caracal has chosen for the day.
3		sēn lěng 森冷 de 的 xiào 笑 hé 和 nà xiē 那些 níng lì 狞厉 de 的 shī jù 诗句 ràng 让 wǒ 我 jué de 觉得， chén zuì 沉醉 yú 于 kuài lè 快乐， yǐ 已 jiē jìn 接近 yú 于 duò luò 堕落。 Sen cold smile and those fierce poems make me feel, indulge in pleasure, is close to the fallen.
4		wū gōu 污沟 yǐ 已 méi yǒu 没有 yǐ wǎng 以往 de 的 níng è 狞恶 xiāng 相， cóng qián 从前 yǔ shuǐ 雨水 wū rǎn 污染 yīn gōu 阴沟， xiàn zài 现在 chōng xǐ 冲洗 yī 一 jìng 净。 The cesspool no longer retains anything of its primitive ferocity. The rain, which in former days soiled the sewer, now washes it.
5		bù 不 dǒng 懂 qiú shēng 求生 de 的 níng māo 狞猫 zài 在 zhè 这 piàn 片 shā mò 沙漠 lǐ 里 huó 活 bù 不 guò 过 wǔ 五 fēn zhōng 分钟， dàn 但 qí tā 其他 dòng wù 动物 yě 也 méi 没 bàn fǎ 办法， lián 连 qī zhà 欺诈 dà shī 大师 shā shǔ 沙鼠 yě 也 zuò 做 bù 不 dào 到。 An unprepared caracal wouldn't last 5 minutes in this desert, but then neither would any of the animals not even our master of deception, the gerbil.

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