Definition

Examples

• 车祸现场的惨状让人不忍直视。
  Chēhuò xiànchǎng de cǎn zhuàng ràng rén bùrěn zhíshì.
  The tragic sight at the car accident scene was unbearable to look at.
• 战争过后，整个城市一片惨状。
  Zhànzhēng guòhòu, zhěnggè chéngshì yí piàn cǎn zhuàng.
  After the war, the entire city was a scene of misery.
• 经济危机导致许多工厂倒闭，工人生活惨状。
  Jīngjì wēijī dǎozhì xǔduō gōngchǎng dǎobì, gōngrén shēnghuó cǎn zhuàng.
  The economic crisis caused many factories to close, and workers lived in miserable conditions.