cǎn

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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

悲惨
bēi cǎn

miserable

惨痛
cǎn tòng

bitter

惨白
cǎn bái

deathly pale

惨重
cǎn zhòng

disastrous

伤心惨目
shāng xīn cǎn mù

(idiom) too appalling to look at

四一二惨案
sì yī èr cǎn àn

the massacre of 12th Mar 1927

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]

凄惨
qī cǎn

plaintive

惨不忍睹
cǎn bù rěn dǔ

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

惨不忍闻
cǎn bù rěn wén

(idiom) dreadful to hear

惨事
cǎn shì

disaster

惨剧
cǎn jù

tragedy

惨叫
cǎn jiào

to scream

惨境
cǎn jìng

wretched situation

惨怛
cǎn dá

grieved

惨戮
cǎn lù

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

惨败
cǎn bài

to suffer a crushing defeat

惨景
cǎn jǐng

wretched sight

惨案
cǎn àn

massacre

惨死
cǎn sǐ

to die tragically

惨杀
cǎn shā

to slaughter

惨毒
cǎn dú

cruel

惨况
cǎn kuàng

tragic situation; dreadful state

惨淡
cǎn dàn

dark

惨淡经营
cǎn dàn jīng yíng

to manage by painstaking effort (idiom)

惨烈
cǎn liè

bitter

惨无人道
cǎn wú rén dào

inhuman (idiom)

惨然
cǎn rán

grieved

惨状
cǎn zhuàng

devastation

惨祸
cǎn huò

terrible tragedy

惨笑
cǎn xiào

bitter smile

惨红
cǎn hóng

dark red

惨绝人寰
cǎn jué rén huán

extremely tragic (idiom); with unprecedented brutality

惨变
cǎn biàn

calamitous turn of events

惨遭
cǎn zāo

to suffer (defeat, death etc)

惨遭不幸
cǎn zāo bù xìng

to meet with disaster

惨酷
cǎn kù

(literary) cruel; savage; merciless

绿惨红愁
lǜ cǎn hóng chóu

(of women) grieved appearance (idiom)