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惨痛
惨痛
(cǎn tòng): Painful / Heartrending (Adjective) — Meaning & Stroke Order
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Level 7-9
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惨 • cǎn • miserable, tragic, cruel • HSK 3.0 · L7-9
HSK 3.0 · L7-9
cǎn
惨
miserable, tragic, cruel
痛 • tòng • pain, ache, sorrow • HSK 3.0 · L4
HSK 3.0 · L4
tòng
痛
pain, ache, sorrow
Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 惨痛.
Words with
惨
悲惨
bēi cǎn
miserable
惨白
cǎn bái
Deathly pale / Ashen
惨重
cǎn zhòng
Heavy / Severe
凄惨
qī cǎn
miserable; tragic; pitiful
惨剧
cǎn jù
tragedy; horrific event
惨叫
cǎn jiào
to scream in agony, miserable cry
惨案
cǎn àn
tragic incident, massacre
惨死
cǎn sǐ
die tragically; violent death
Words with
痛
头痛
tóu tòng
headache; to have a headache
疼痛
téng tòng
pain
痛快
tòng kuài
very happy; delighted; joyful
痛苦
tòng kǔ
pain; agony; sore
悲痛
bēi tòng
Grief / Sorrow
痛心
tòng xīn
distressed / heartbroken
伤痛
shāng tòng
pain; grief
剧痛
jù tòng
severe pain; agony
4.
How to Use 惨痛 in Sentences
Adjective + Noun
cǎn
惨
tòng
痛
de
的
jīng
经
lì
历
neutral
painful experience
cǎn
惨
tòng
痛
de
的
jiào
教
xùn
训
Verb + Complement
with
经历
jīng
经
lì
历
cǎn
惨
tòng
痛
Subject + Predicate
with
代价
dài
代
jià
价
cǎn
惨
tòng
痛
5.
Example Sentences with 惨痛
tā
他
shuāi
摔
le
了
yī
一
jiāo
跤
，
hěn
neutral
painful lesson
neutral
experience pain
formal
costly price
很
cǎn
惨
tòng
痛
。
He fell down and it was very painful.
zhè
这
cì
次
shī
失
bài
败
gěi
给
wǒ
我
men
们
liú
留
xia
下
le
了
cǎn
惨
tòng
痛
de
的
jiào
教
xùn
训
。
This failure left us with a painful lesson.
nà
那
duàn
段
cǎn
惨
tòng
痛
de
的
jīng
经
lì
历
zhì
至
jīn
今
réng
仍
ràng
让
tā
他
xīn
心
yǒu
有
yú
余
jì
悸
。
That painful experience still makes him shudder to this day.
lì
历
shǐ
史
xué
学
jiā
家
fēn
分
xī
析
le
了
zhè
这
chǎng
场
cǎn
惨
tòng
痛
chōng
冲
tū
突
de
的
shēn
深
céng
层
yuán
原
yīn
因
。
Historians analyzed the underlying causes of this heartrending conflict.
nán
难
dào
道
wǒ
我
men
们
bì
必
xū
须
zài
再
cì
次
chéng
承
shòu
受
rú
如
cǐ
此
cǎn
惨
tòng
痛
de
的
dài
代
jià
价
ma
吗
？
Must we bear such a painful cost once again?
