严酷yánkùTop 15000Meanings1. bitter2. harsh3. grim4. ruthless5. severe6. cut-throat (competition)Characters used严stern酷ruthlessExamples2她tā对duì他们tāmen很hěn严酷yánkù。She is hard on them.汤姆Tāngmǔ的de严酷yánkù考验kǎoyàn远yuǎn没有méiyǒu结束jiéshù。Tom's ordeal was far from over.