painful; bitter; agonizing
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesadjective
miserable and painful; bitter; agonizing
Describes intense suffering, heavy losses, or painful lessons. Often collocates with 教训, 损失, 回忆, or 代价 to emphasize severity.
Zhè这
cì次
shī失
bài败
gěi给
le了
wǒ我
men们
yī一
gè个
cǎn惨
tòng痛
de的
jiào教
xun训
。
This failure gave us a painful lesson.
Zhàn战
zhēng争
gěi给
tā他
liú留
xià下
le了
cǎn惨
tòng痛
de的
huí回
yì忆
。
The war left him with painful memories.
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Gōng公
sī司
zài在
zhè这
cì次
huǒ火
zāi灾
zhōng中
zāo遭
shòu受
le了
cǎn惨
tòng痛
de的
sǔn损
shī失
。
The company suffered grievous losses in this fire.
Tā他
men们
wèi为
le了
shèng胜
lì利
fù付
chū出
le了
cǎn惨
tòng痛
de的
dài代
jià价
。
They paid a bitter price for victory.