惨

cǎn · can

Traditional 慘

Meaning

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

In a sentence

2 examples
01

这(zhè)场(chǎng)车(chē)祸(huò)太(tài)惨(cǎn)了(le),多(duō)人(rén)受(shòu)伤(shāng)。

This car accident was too tragic; many people were injured.

02

他(tā)输(shū)掉(diào)比(bǐ)赛(sài)后(hòu)脸(liǎn)色(sè)很(hěn)惨(cǎn)。

After losing the match, his face looked miserable.

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