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| Pronunciation |
: |
cǎn |
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| Meaning |
: |
- tragic; miserable. (adj)
- severe; seriously. (adj)
- cruel; inhuman. (adj)
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| Radical |
: |
忄 |
| Strokes |
: |
11 |
| Traditional |
: |
慘 ( Stroke Order ) |
| Usage |
: |
5.2% |
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Common Words / Phrases:
| 2. |
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: |
plaintive; mournful; miserable |
| 3. |
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: |
to scream; blood-curdling screech; miserable shriek |
| 4. |
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: |
to die tragically; to violently die |
Sentences:
| 1. She failed miserably. |
| tā |
bài |
dé |
hěn |
cǎn |
。 |
| 她 |
败 |
得 |
很 |
惨 |
。 |
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| 她 |
: |
she |
| 败 |
: |
fail |
| 得 |
: |
used after a verb or an adjective to express possibility or capability |
| 很 |
: |
very |
| 惨 |
: |
severe; miserable |
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| 2. I had a heck of a time. |
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| 我 |
: |
I |
| 好 |
: |
very |
| 惨 |
: |
miserable; plaintive; |
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| 3. The situation was tragic in the extreme. |
| dāng |
shí |
de |
qíng |
kuàng |
zhēn |
de |
hěn |
bēi |
cǎn |
。 |
| 当 |
时 |
的 |
情 |
况 |
真 |
的 |
很 |
悲 |
惨 |
。 |
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| 当时 |
: |
at that time; then |
| 的 |
: |
particle used after an attribute; to |
| 情况 |
: |
situation |
| 真的 |
: |
really |
| 很 |
: |
very |
| 悲惨 |
: |
miserable; tragic |
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| 4. His tale was a sad one. |
| tā |
de |
gù |
shi |
hěn |
qī |
cǎn |
。 |
| 他 |
的 |
故 |
事 |
很 |
凄 |
惨 |
。 |
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| 他的 |
: |
his |
| 故事 |
: |
story |
| 很 |
: |
really; very |
| 凄惨 |
: |
plaintive; mournful; miserable |
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