cǎn
àn

common
noun

Meaning of 惨案

惨案 means massacre (of people by oppressive rulers or foreign invaders); tragedy causing heavy casualties; fatal accident. Pronounced cǎn àn.

  • massacre (of people by oppressive rulers or foreign invaders)
  • tragedy causing heavy casualties; fatal accident

Definitions & Examples

cǎn
àn
zhèn
jīng
le
zhōng
wài
 

The May 30th Tragedy shocked China and the world.

Nán
jīng
shā
shì
rén
lèi
shǐ
shàng
zuì
hēi
àn
de
cǎn
àn
zhī
 

The Nanjing Massacre is one of the darkest tragedies in human history.

Zhè
zuò
niàn
bēi
shì
wèi
le
niàn
dāng
nián
de
cǎn
àn
ér
jiàn
de
 

This monument was erected to commemorate the massacre of that year.