惨

伤心惨目

shāng xīn cǎn mù

(idiom) too appalling to look at

四一二惨案

sì yī èr cǎn àn

the massacre of 12th Mar 1927

悲惨

bēi cǎn

miserable

悲惨世界

bēi cǎn shì jiè

Les Misérables (1862) by Victor Hugo 維克多·雨果|维克多·雨果[Wei2 ke4 duo1 · Yu3 guo3]

凄惨

qī cǎn

plaintive

惨不忍睹

cǎn bù rěn dǔ

lit. so horrible that one cannot bear to look (idiom)

惨不忍闻

cǎn bù rěn wén

(idiom) dreadful to hear

惨事

cǎn shì

disaster

惨剧

cǎn jù

tragedy

惨叫

cǎn jiào

to scream

惨境

cǎn jìng

wretched situation

惨怛

cǎn dá

grieved