惨痛 (cǎn tòng) — bitterly painful; tragic; grievous
Definition
Describes a deeply painful and tragic experience or lesson (教训, 记忆, 经历). Stronger and more catastrophic than 痛苦, and more emotionally bitter than 惨 alone.
adjective
bitterly painfultragicgrievous
Examples
- 惨痛。Zhè cì shì gù de jiào xùn fēi cháng cǎn tòng.The lesson from this accident is extremely painful.
- 惨痛。Tā yǒng yuǎn wú fǎ wàng jì nà duàn cǎn tòng de jì yì.He can never forget that painful memory.
- 惨痛，。Jīng guò nà cì cǎn tòng de jīng lì, tā biàn de gèng jiān qiáng le.After that painful experience, he became stronger.
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