cǎn惨（慘）
惨（慘）
HSK 6
common
adjective
Meaning of 惨
惨 means miserable; tragic; heartbreaking; severe; serious; extreme. Pronounced cǎn. HSK 6.
- miserable; tragic; heartbreaking
- severe; serious; extreme
- cruel; brutal; inhumane
Character Info
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惨
Definitions & Examples
Nà那
chǎng场
dì地
zhèn震
hòu后
de的
jǐng景
xiàng象
cǎn惨
bù不
rěn忍
dǔ睹
。
The scene after that earthquake was too tragic to look at.
Zhàn战
zhēng争
ràng让
wú无
shù数
jiā家
tíng庭
xiàn陷
rù入
qī凄
cǎn惨
de的
jìng境
dì地
。
The war plunged countless families into a miserable situation.
Zhè这
gè个
gū孤
ér儿
de的
zāo遭
yù遇
shí十
fēn分
bēi悲
cǎn惨
。
The orphan's experience was extremely tragic.
Tā他
zài在
shì事
gù故
zhōng中
shī失
qù去
le了
tuǐ双
tuǐ腿
，
mìng命
yùn运
gé格
wài外
qī凄
cǎn惨
。
He lost both legs in the accident, and his fate was particularly miserable.
Nà那
bù部
diàn电
yǐng影
jiǎng讲
shù述
le了
yī一
gè个
zhàn战
zhēng争
nián年
dài代
de的
bēi悲
cǎn惨
gù故
shì事
。
That movie tells a tragic story from the war era.
Common Words
悲惨 / 悲慘bēicǎn
miserable; tragic; heartbreaking
凄惨 / 淒慘qīcǎn
miserable; tragic; wretched
惨重 / 慘重cǎnzhòng
severe; disastrous; heavy
惨无人道 / 慘無人道cǎnwúréndào
brutal; inhuman; extremely cruel
惨不忍睹 / 慘不忍睹cǎnbùrěndǔ
too tragic to bear; unbearable to witness
惨淡 / 慘澹cǎndàn
gloomy; bleak; painstakingly managed
惨痛 / 慘痛cǎntòng
painful; bitter; agonizing
惨状 / 慘狀cǎnzhuàng
miserable condition; tragedy
惨死 / 慘死cǎnsǐ
die a tragic death; die miserably
惨祸 / 慘禍cǎnhuò
disastrous calamity; dreadful catastrophe