悲惨 (bēi cǎn): Miserable (Adjective) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

bēi悲

sorrow, sadness, grief

cǎn惨

miserable, tragic, cruel

4.

How to Use 悲惨 in Sentences

Adjective + Noun

bēi悲

cǎn惨

shì世

jiè界

neutral

Les Misérables

bēi悲

cǎn惨

de的

mìng命

yùn运

Adverb + Adjectivewith十分

shí十

fēn分

bēi悲

cǎn惨

Verb + Complementwith遭遇

zāo遭

yù遇

bēi悲

cǎn惨

5.

Example Sentences with 悲惨

zhè这

bù部

diàn电

yǐng影

miáo描

huì绘

le了

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HSK 6 Words

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grief; sorrow

可悲kě bēiPitiful / lamentable

悲痛bēi tòngGrief / Sorrow

悲欢离合bēi huān lí héthe ups and downs of life / the joys and sorrows of life

悲悯bēi mǐncompassion, mercy

Words with 惨

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How to Use 悲惨 in Sentences

Adjective + Noun

bēi悲

cǎn惨

shì世

jiè界

neutral

Les Misérables

bēi悲

cǎn惨

de的

mìng命

yùn运

Adverb + Adjectivewith十分

shí十

fēn分

bēi悲

cǎn惨

Verb + Complementwith遭遇

zāo遭

yù遇

bēi悲

cǎn惨

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Example Sentences with 悲惨

zhè这

bù部

diàn电

yǐng影

miáo描

huì绘

le了

neutral

tragic fate

neutral

extremely tragic

formal

Written

suffer tragedy

zhàn战

zhēng争

nián年

dài代

rén人

mín民

bēi悲

cǎn惨

de的

shēng生

cún存

zhuàng状

tài态

。

This film depicts the miserable living conditions of people during the war years.

nán难

dào道

nǐ你

bù不

jué觉

de得

tā他

zuì最

jìn近

de的

zāo遭

yù遇

fēi非

cháng常

bēi悲

cǎn惨

ma吗

？

Don't you think his recent experiences have been utterly miserable?

tā他

shī失

qù去

le了

gōng工

zuò作

，

shēng生

huó活

biàn变

dé得

hěn很

bēi悲

cǎn惨

。

He lost his job, and his life became miserable.

tā他

biǎo表

miàn面

shàng上

hěn很

lè乐

guān观

，

nèi内

xīn心

què却

yǐn隐

cáng藏

zhe着

yí一

duàn段

bēi悲

cǎn惨

de的

wǎng往

shì事

。

He appears optimistic on the surface, but harbors a miserable past within.

zhè这

bìng并

fēi非

yí一

gè个

bēi悲

cǎn惨

de的

jié结

jú局

，

ér而

shì是

xīn新

shēng生

huó活

de的

kāi开

shǐ始

。

This is not a miserable ending, but rather the beginning of a new life.

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