惨不忍睹

慘不忍睹

cǎnbù-rěndǔ

idiom #16,134

Meanings

1 so horrible that one cannot bear to look
2 miserable; horrendous; atrocious

Characters

tragic; miserable

to bear; to endure

to see; to look at

Examples

HSK 3

他的考试成绩惨不忍睹。

Tā de kǎoshì chéngjì cǎnbù-rěndǔ.

His exam results were atrocious.

HSK 5

车祸现场惨不忍睹。

Chēhuò xiànchǎng cǎnbù-rěndǔ.

The scene of the car accident was too horrible to look at.

Tips

usage

Often used hyperbolically in casual speech to describe anything terrible - not just visually horrible scenes, but also bad grades, ugly outfits, or poor performances.

Stroke Order

惨 cǎn

不 bù

忍 rěn

睹 dǔ