寒惨惨

寒慘慘

háncǎncǎn

adjective

Meanings

HSK 5

屋里没生火，寒惨惨的让人不想久坐。

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.

HSK 7-9

他在风雪里站了半宿，冻得寒惨惨的。

Tā zài fēngxuě lǐ zhàn le bànxiǔ, dòng de háncǎncǎn de.

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

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