惨
白

Deathly pale in Chinese: 惨白 (cǎn bái)

cǎn bái

deathly pale

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

Definitions

  1. 1deathly pale

Stroke order

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惨
白

Zhuyin

This word’s pronunciation in Bopomofo.

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ㄘㄢˇ

cǎn

ㄘ/ cㄢ/ anˇ/ third tone

ㄅㄞˊ

bái

ㄅ/ bㄞ/ aiˊ/ second tone

Simplified & traditional

惨白

Simplified

慘白

Traditional

Example sentences

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

  • 听到这个消息，她的脸变得惨白。

    tīng dào zhè ge xiāo xī， tā de liǎn biàn de cǎn bái。

    On hearing the news, her face turned deathly pale.

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Related words

白

bái

white

惨

cǎn

miserable

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clear

白天

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daytime

白色

bái sè

white

白菜

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Chinese cabbage

白酒

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白领

bái lǐng

white-collar

悲惨

bēi cǎn

miserable

白白

bái bái

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表白

biǎo bái

to explain oneself

惨痛

cǎn tòng

bitter

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