酷刑 meaning in English
cruelty; torture
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Meaning of 酷刑
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
kùxíng
- cruelty; torture
酷刑 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
扭转治疗是酷刑。
Conversion therapy is torture.
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酷 kù · ruthless · 14 strokes
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刑 xíng · punishment · 6 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 酷刑.
| 残酷 | cánkù | cruel; harsh; merciless |
| 冷酷 | lěngkù | unfeeling; callous |
| 冷酷无情 | lěngkù-wúqíng | cold-hearted; unfeeling; callous |
| 刑法 | xíngfǎ | criminal law |
| 酷似 | kùsì | to strikingly resemble |
| 死刑 | sǐxíng | death penalty; capital punishment |
| 刑事 | xíngshì | criminal; penal |
| 刑警 | xíngjǐng | criminal police (abbr. for 刑事警察[xing2 shi4 jing3 cha2]) |
| 服刑 | fúxíng | to serve a prison sentence |
| 行刑 | xíngxíng | to carry out a (death) sentence; execution |
| 刑期 | xíngqī | prison term |
| 绞刑 | jiǎoxíng | to execute by hanging |
Questions about 酷刑
What does 酷刑 mean?
酷刑 (kùxíng) means "cruelty; torture".
How do you write 酷刑?
酷刑 is made of 2 characters: 酷 (14 strokes), 刑 (6 strokes). That is 20 strokes in total.