cǎn
tòng

HSK 7-9
adjective
common

Meaning of 惨痛

惨痛 means miserable and painful; bitter; agonizing. Pronounced cǎn tòng. HSK 7-9.

  • miserable and painful; bitter; agonizing

Definitions & Examples

Zhè
shī
bài
gěi
le
men
cǎn
tòng
de
jiào
xun
 

This failure gave us a painful lesson.

Zhàn
zhēng
gěi
liú
xià
le
cǎn
tòng
de
huí
 

The war left him with painful memories.

Gōng
zài
zhè
huǒ
zāi
zhōng
zāo
shòu
le
cǎn
tòng
de
sǔn
shī
 

The company suffered grievous losses in this fire.

men
wèi
le
shèng
chū
le
cǎn
tòng
de
dài
jià
 

They paid a bitter price for victory.