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惨重

惨重 (cǎn zhòng): Heavy / Severe (Adjective) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

惨重 consists of 2 characters.

miserable, tragic, cruel

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

heavy; serious; once more

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Pinyincǎn zhòng

MeaningHeavy / Severe

Characters2

HSK3.0 Level 7-9

SyntaxAdjective

Word惨重

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How to Use 惨重 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 惨重 with other words naturally.

Subject + Predicate

dài代

jià价

cǎn惨

zhòng重

neutral

heavy price

sǔn损

shī失

cǎn惨

zhòng重

neutral

heavy losses

shāng伤

wáng亡

cǎn惨

zhòng重

formal

heavy casualties

Verb + Objectwith打击

zāo遭

shòu受

cǎn惨

zhòng重

dǎ打

jī击

4.

Example Sentences with 惨重

zhè这

cì次

huǒ火

zāi灾

de的

sǔn损

shī失

formal

suffer a heavy blow

hěn

很

cǎn惨

zhòng重

。

The losses from this fire were very heavy.

zhè这

cì次

zhàn战

lüè略

wù误

pàn判

，

gěi给

zhěng整

gè个

tuán团

duì队

dài带

lái来

le了

cǎn惨

zhòng重

de的

dài代

jià价

。

This strategic miscalculation has inflicted a heavy cost on the entire team.

nán难

dào道

wǒ我

men们

hái还

méi没

yǒu有

cóng从

shàng上

cì次

cǎn惨

zhòng重

de的

shī失

bài败

zhōng中

xī吸

qǔ取

jiào教

xùn训

ma吗

？

Haven't we learned any lessons from the severe failure last time?

dì地

zhèn震

zào造

chéng成

le了

cǎn惨

zhòng重

de的

rén人

yuán员

shāng伤

wáng亡

。

The earthquake caused heavy casualties.

tā他

qīng轻

shuài率

de的

jué决

dìng定

，

zuì最

zhōng终

dǎo导

zhì致

le了

wú无

fǎ法

wǎn挽

huí回

de的

cǎn惨

zhòng重

hòu后

guǒ果

。

His rash decision ultimately led to irreparable and severe consequences.

bié别

dān担

xīn心

，

zhè这

cì次

de的

sǔn损

shī失

yuǎn远

méi没

yǒu有

nǐ你

xiǎng想

xiàng象

de的

nà那

me么

cǎn惨

zhòng重

。

Don't worry, the loss this time is far less severe than you imagine.

gōng公

sī司

yīn因

tóu投

zī资

shī失

bài败

ér而

zāo遭

shòu受

le了

cǎn惨

zhòng重

de的

jīng经

jì济

sǔn损

shī失

。

The company suffered heavy economic losses due to the failed investment.

tīng听

shuō说

nà那

chǎng场

chē车

huò祸

de的

shāng伤

wáng亡

qíng情

kuàng况

fēi非

cháng常

cǎn惨

zhòng重

，

zhēn真

lìng令

rén人

tòng痛

xīn心

。

I heard the casualties from that car accident were extremely heavy, which is truly heartbreaking.

Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 惨重.

Words with 惨

悲惨bēi cǎnHSK 6
惨痛cǎn tòngHSK 7-9
惨白cǎn báiHSK 7-9

Words with 重

重要zhòng yàoHSK 3
严重yán zhòngHSK 4
体重tǐ zhòngHSK 4
尊重zūn zhòngHSK 4
重新chóng xīnHSK 4
重点zhòng diǎnHSK 4
重视zhòng shìHSK 4
轻重qīng zhòngHSK 5