MERCIFUL in Traditional Chinese - Cambridge Dictionary AI Assistant Dictionary Translate Grammar Thesaurus +Plus Cambridge Dictionary +Plus Games Cambridge Dictionary +Plus My profile +Plus help Log out {{userName}} Cambridge Dictionary +Plus My profile +Plus help Log out Log in / Sign up English (UK) 1 ? true : false } }), searchAutoComplete.changeToLayoutContainer(); tap:AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { autocomplete: stateSearch.dataset != 'wordlists' && stateSearch.term.length 1 } })" / English–Chinese (Traditional) 1) ? '/autocomplete/amp?dataset=' + stateSearch.dataset + '&q=' + stateSearch.term : 'https://'" 0 && stateHdr.searchDesk ? 'pa pdd chac-sb tc-bd bw hbr-20 hbss lpt-25' : 'hdn'" {{word}} {{#beta}} Beta{{/beta}} {{#preferredDictionaries}} {{^selected}} {{name}} {{/selected}} {{/preferredDictionaries}} Translation of merciful – English–Traditional Chinese dictionary merciful adjective   approving uk Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio /ˈmɜː.sɪ.fəl/ us Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio /ˈmɝː.sɪ.fəl/ merciful adjective (PERSON) Add to word list Add to word list C2 someone who is merciful is willing to be kind to and forgive people who are in their power 寬大的;慈悲的，仁慈的 "God is merciful," said the priest. 「上帝是仁慈的，」神父說道。 a merciful ruler 仁慈的統治者 merciful adjective (EVENT/SITUATION) used to say that you are grateful for an event or situation because it stops something unpleasant 令人解脫的；使人鬆一口氣的 After such a long illness, her death came as a merciful release. 經歷了如此漫長的病痛折磨之後，她的死算是一種幸運的解脫。 Related word mercifully (Translation of merciful from the Cambridge English-Chinese (Traditional) Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of merciful merciful Is it so merciful that such a person should remain there for the rest of his days herded with other criminals whose minds are diseased? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I would especially like to commend those who have delivered merciful speeches this afternoon and speeches in the great tradition of this country. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I think that from time to time opinion in the country does tend to become more merciful in this matter. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There is one merciful thing in what he said. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 However, anyone listening casually to this debate would have thought that there were 1,001 reasons why this merciful release should not be conferred upon us. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Only cyanide would be used until we were sure that something more merciful and equally effective or more effective and equally merciful, was available. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 However, there may also come a time when we have to remind ourselves that sanctions are a merciful alternative to war. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There is a merciful procedure which deals with most of them in a relatively painless and not very explosive way. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. C2 Translations of merciful in Chinese (Simplified) 人, 宽大的, 慈悲的，仁慈的… See more in Spanish compasivo, compasivo/iva [masculine-feminine, singular]… See more in Portuguese misericordioso, clemente, misericordioso/-osa… See more in more languages in Marathi in Japanese in French in Turkish in Catalan in Dutch in Tamil in Hindi in Gujarati in Danish in Swedish in Malay in German in Norwegian in Urdu in Ukrainian in Telugu in Bengali in Czech in Indonesian in Thai in Vietnamese in Polish in Korean in Italian दयाळू… See more 慈悲深い, 慈悲深（じひぶかい）い, 幸（さいわ）いな… See more clément/-ente, heureux/-euse, miséricordieux… See more merhametli… See more compassiu… See more genadig… See more இரக்கமுள்ள ஒருவர் தங்கள் அதிகாரத்தில் இருப்பவர்களிடம் கருணை காட்டவும் மன்னிக்கவும் தயாராக இருக்கிறார்… See more दयावान… See more દયાળુ… See more barmhjertig… See more barmhärtig… See more belas kasihan… See more barmherzig… See more nådig, velkommen, barmhjertig… See more رحم دل, رحیم… See more милосердний, співчутливий… See more దయగల / దయగలవారు ఎవరైనా వాళ్ల అధీనంలో ఉన్న వ్యక్తుల పట్ల దయ చూపడానికి, క్షమించడానికి సిద్ధంగా ఉంటారు… See more করুণাময়… See more milosrdný… See more kemurahan hati… See more เปี่ยมด้วยความเมตตา… See more khoan dung… See more litościwy… See more 자비로운… See more pietoso, misericordioso, clemente… See more Need a translator? 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