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惨案 (cǎn àn): Tragic incident (noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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惨 • cǎn • miserable, tragic, cruel • HSK 3.0 · L7-9
HSK 3.0 · L7-9
cǎn惨

miserable, tragic, cruel

案 • àn • desk, table; legal case, record
àn案

desk, table; legal case, record

Word Info

Pinyincǎn àn
Meaningtragic incident, massacre
Characters2
Syntaxnoun

Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 惨案.

Words with 惨
  • 悲惨bēi cǎnmiserable
  • 惨痛cǎn tòngPainful / Heartrending
  • 惨白cǎn báiDeathly pale / Ashen
  • 惨重cǎn zhòngHeavy / Severe
  • 凄惨qī cǎnmiserable; tragic; pitiful
  • 惨剧cǎn jùtragedy; horrific event
  • 惨叫cǎn jiàoto scream in agony, miserable cry
  • 惨死cǎn sǐdie tragically; violent death
Words with 案
  • 答案dá ànanswer
  • 方案fāng ànscheme; plan; programme
  • 图案tú ànpattern; design
  • 案件àn jiànlegal case
案例
àn lì
case; example of
  • 档案dàng ànfiles; archives; record
  • 草案cǎo àndraft; ground plan
  • 个案gè ànCase
    • 4.

    Example Sentences with 惨案

    nà那
    shì是
    yī一
    chǎng场
    cǎn惨
    àn案
    。
    That was a tragic incident.
    lì历
    shǐ史
    shàng上
    fā发
    shēng生
    guò过
    xǔ许
    duō多
    cǎn
    zhè这
    chǎng场
    cǎn惨
    àn案
    tí提
    xǐng醒
    wǒ我
    men们
    yào
    惨
    àn案
    ，
    lìng令
    rén人
    tòng痛
    xīn心
    。
    Many tragic incidents have occurred in history, which are heartbreaking.
    要
    zhēn珍
    xī惜
    hé和
    píng平
    。
    This tragic incident reminds us to cherish peace.