HSK 7–9 · adjective
惨
miserable; terrible; tragic
他这次考试考得很惨。
Tā zhè cì kǎoshì kǎo de hěn cǎn。
He did terribly on this exam.
那场事故的结果非常悲惨。
Nà chǎng shìgù de jiéguǒ fēicháng bēicǎn。
The outcome of that accident was very tragic.
她脸色惨白，好像生病了。
Tā liǎnsè cǎnbái， hǎoxiàng shēngbìngle。
Her face was deathly pale, as if she were sick.
这是一次惨痛的教训。
Zhè shì yí cì cǎntòng de jiàoxùn。
This is a bitter lesson.