惨
痛

Bitter in Chinese: 惨痛 (cǎn tòng)

cǎn tòng

bitter

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 慘痛1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1bitter
  2. 2painful
  3. 3deeply distressed

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惨
痛

Zhuyin

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ㄘㄢˇ

cǎn

ㄘ/ cㄢ/ anˇ/ third tone

ㄊㄨㄥˋ

tòng

ㄊ/ tㄨ/ uㄥ/ engˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

惨痛

Simplified

慘痛

Traditional

Example sentences

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

  • 这次失败给了他一个惨痛的教训。

    zhè cì shī bài gěi le tā yí gè cǎn tòng de jiào xùn。

    This failure taught him a painful lesson.

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Related words

痛

tòng

ache

惨

cǎn

miserable

痛苦

tòng kǔ

pain

痛快

tòng kuài

delighted

悲惨

bēi cǎn

miserable

疼痛

téng tòng

pain

悲痛

bēi tòng

grieved

惨白

cǎn bái

deathly pale

惨重

cǎn zhòng

disastrous

痛心

tòng xīn

grieved

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