cǎn tòng

Traditional: 慘痛

HSK 7–9

惨痛 (cǎn tòng) is a Chinese word meaning “bitter; painful; deeply distressed”.

Meanings

  1. 1bitter
  2. 2painful
  3. 3deeply distressed
Part of speech
adjective

Characters in 惨痛

惨cǎn · miserable痛tòng · ache

Related words

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