悲
惨

Miserable in Chinese: 悲惨 (bēi cǎn)

bēi cǎn

miserable

HSK 3.0 Level 6Traditional: 悲慘1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1miserable
  2. 2tragic

Stroke order

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悲
惨

Zhuyin

This word’s pronunciation in Bopomofo.

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ㄅㄟ

bēi

ㄅ/ bㄟ/ ei—/ first tone

ㄘㄢˇ

cǎn

ㄘ/ cㄢ/ anˇ/ third tone

Simplified & traditional

悲惨

Simplified

悲慘

Traditional

Example sentences

See 悲惨 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 这部电影讲了一个悲惨的故事。

    zhè bù diàn yǐng jiǎng le yí gè bēi cǎn de gù shì。

    This film tells a tragic story.

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Related words

惨

cǎn

miserable

悲观

bēi guān

pessimistic

悲剧

bēi jù

tragedy

悲伤

bēi shāng

sad

悲哀

bēi āi

grieved

悲痛

bēi tòng

grieved

惨白

cǎn bái

deathly pale

惨痛

cǎn tòng

bitter

惨重

cǎn zhòng

disastrous

可悲

kě bēi

lamentable

悲欢离合

bēi huān lí hé

joys and sorrows

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