惨

Miserable in Chinese: 惨 (cǎn)

cǎn

miserable

HSK 3.0 Level 6Traditional: 慘1 example sentence

Definitions

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

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惨

Zhuyin

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ㄘㄢˇ

cǎn

ㄘ/ cㄢ/ anˇ/ third tone

Simplified & traditional

惨

Simplified

慘

Traditional

Example sentences

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

  • 他考得很惨，只得了几分。

    tā kǎo dé hěn cǎn， zhī dé le jǐ fēn。

    He did terribly on the exam, scoring only a few points.

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Related words

悲惨

bēi cǎn

miserable

惨白

cǎn bái

deathly pale

惨痛

cǎn tòng

bitter

惨重

cǎn zhòng

disastrous

仓库

cāng kù

depot

藏

cáng

to conceal

操纵

cāo zòng

to operate

侧

cè

the side

测定

cè dìng

to determine (by measuring or surveying)

策略

cè lüè

strategy

策划

cè huà

to plot

层面

céng miàn

aspect

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