HSK 3.0 Vocabulary
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HSK 7–9 · adjective

惨痛

cǎntòng

bitter; painful (of lessons or experiences)

这是一次惨痛的教训。

Zhè shì yí cì cǎntòng de jiàoxùn。

This is a bitter lesson.

← 惨白cǎnbái 惨重cǎnzhòng →
痛 tòng ache; pain; to be grieved by; bitterly (痛) 头痛 tóutòng headache; to have a headache 疼痛 téngtòng pain; ache; painful 痛苦 tòngkǔ pain; suffering; painful; miserable 痛快 tòngkuài very happy; to one's heart's content; straightforward 悲惨 bēicǎn miserable; tragic 悲痛 bēitòng deeply grieved; sorrowful 惨 cǎn miserable; terrible; tragic 惨白 cǎnbái pale; deathly pale 惨重 cǎnzhòng heavy; severe (of losses) 痛心 tòngxīn heartbroken; distressed; grieved
HSK 3.0 Vocabulary

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