寒惨惨

寒慘慘

háncǎncǎn

adjective

Meanings

Tā zài fēngxuě lǐ zhàn le bàn xiǔ, dòng de háncǎncǎn de.

He stood out in the blizzard for half the night, chilled stiff to the bone.

Wūli méi shēnghuǒ, háncǎncǎn de ràng rén bù xiǎng jiǔ zuò.

There was no fire in the room — so bitterly cold you couldn't bear to stay long.

usage

Stronger than 冷 alone. 惨惨 adds the sense of a bleak, painful, body-seizing cold rather than just a low temperature.

寒 hán

惨 cǎn