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cǎn
HSK 3.0 Level 6

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Definitions

  1. 1. miserable
  2. 2. wretched
  3. 3. cruel
  4. 4. inhuman
  5. 5. disastrous
  6. 6. tragic
  7. 7. dim
  8. 8. gloomy

Words Containing 惨

惨杀
cǎn shā

to slaughter

惨白
cǎn bái

deathly pale

惨况
cǎn kuàng

tragic situation; dreadful state

惨案
cǎn àn

massacre

惨败
cǎn bài

to suffer a crushing defeat

惨绝人寰
cǎn jué rén huán

extremely tragic (idiom); with unprecedented brutality

悲惨
bēi cǎn

miserable

惨事
cǎn shì

disaster

四一二惨案
sì yī èr cǎn àn

the massacre of 12th Mar 1927

惨变
cǎn biàn

calamitous turn of events

惨毒
cǎn dú

cruel

惨无人道
cǎn wú rén dào

inhuman (idiom)

惨戮
cǎn lù

(literary) to massacre; to slaughter; to brutally kill

惨酷
cǎn kù

(literary) cruel; savage; merciless

惨不忍闻
cǎn bù rěn wén

(idiom) dreadful to hear

惨景
cǎn jǐng

wretched sight

惨怛
cǎn dá

grieved

惨红
cǎn hóng

dark red

惨祸
cǎn huò

terrible tragedy

惨剧
cǎn jù

tragedy

绿惨红愁
lǜ cǎn hóng chóu

(of women) grieved appearance (idiom)

惨叫
cǎn jiào

to scream

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]

惨状
cǎn zhuàng

devastation

惨痛
cǎn tòng

bitter

惨淡经营
cǎn dàn jīng yíng

to manage by painstaking effort (idiom)

惨然
cǎn rán

grieved

惨遭不幸
cǎn zāo bù xìng

to meet with disaster

伤心惨目
shāng xīn cǎn mù

(idiom) too appalling to look at

惨笑
cǎn xiào

bitter smile

惨境
cǎn jìng

wretched situation

惨淡
cǎn dàn

dark

惨死
cǎn sǐ

to die tragically

惨重
cǎn zhòng

disastrous

惨遭
cǎn zāo

to suffer (defeat, death etc)

惨烈
cǎn liè

bitter

惨不忍睹
cǎn bù rěn dǔ

lit. so horrible that one cannot bear to look (idiom)

凄惨
qī cǎn

plaintive