惨剧 (cǎn jù) — tragedy; calamity; disaster
Definition
惨剧 is a 'tragedy / calamity' that has actually happened — a disastrous event with real human cost, not a dramatic work. Collocates with 发生, 造成, 夺去 to describe the event itself.
noun
tragedycalamitydisaster
Examples
- 惨剧。Zhè chǎng cǎn jù duó qù le shù shí tiáo shēng mìng.This tragedy took dozens of lives.
- 惨剧。Wǒ men dōu bú yuàn kàn dào zhè yàng de cǎn jù zài cì fā shēng.None of us want to see such a tragedy happen again.
- 惨剧。Zhè bù xiǎo shuō jiǎng shù le yí gè jiā tíng de cǎn jù.This novel tells the tragedy of a family.
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