悲惨

bēi cǎn

HSK 2.0 Level 6 HSK 3.0 Level 7 Adjective Common

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Definitions

1. miserable
2. tragic

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Word relationships

Register variants

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• 惨 cǎn 惨 cǎn miserable 口语中更常用，可作补语: miserable

Related words

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• 悲伤 bēi shāng 悲伤 bēi shāng sad; sorrowful 侧重内心伤感，常作谓语: sad; sorrowful

Synonyms

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• 可怜 kě lián 可怜 kě lián pitiful 形容人或情况值得同情，常互换: pitiful
• 凄惨 qī cǎn 凄惨 qī cǎn plaintive 书面语，多形容情景或声音: plaintive

Usage notes

Collocations

常与“遭遇”、“命运”、“生活”等词搭配，作定语或谓语，不能直接用于程度补语（如“*悲惨得很”不自然）。

Common mistakes

勿用“悲惨”形容暂时的不适或小挫折（如“*我今天没吃早饭，很悲惨”），仅用于深重的痛苦或不幸。

Example Sentences

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他的童年非常 悲惨 。

His childhood was very miserable.

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Words Containing 悲惨

• 悲惨世界 悲惨世界 bēi cǎn shì jiè: Les Misérables (1862) by Victor Hugo 維克多·雨果|维克多·雨果[wéi kè duō · yǔ guǒ]

Child Words of 悲惨

• 惨 惨 cǎn: miserable
• 悲 悲 bēi: sad