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慘

cǎn

B1 Level 5 ★ Core word
Stative verb

慘 (cǎn) is a Chinese word meaning “miserable”. It sits at TOCFL Level 5 (CEFR B1) on Taiwan's official TBCL vocabulary standard, where it is marked a core word.

Definition

  1. miserable
  2. wretched
  3. cruel
  4. inhuman
  5. disastrous
  6. tragic
  7. dim
  8. gloomy

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Example

這次考試我考得很慘。

I did terribly on this exam.

Related words at this level

餐具參與殘酷殘忍慘重蒼白倉庫操作

Vocabulary & levels: TBCL / NAER. Parts of speech: TOCFL 8000-word list (SC-TOP). Definitions: CC-CEDICT & CFDICT (CC BY-SA). Stroke data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License).