惨叫

慘叫

cǎnjiào

verb #16,127

Meanings

1 to scream
2 blood-curdling screech
3 miserable shriek

Characters

miserable; tragic

to shout; to cry out

Examples

她听到楼下传来一声惨叫。

Tā tīngdào lóuxià chuánlái yī shēng cǎnjiào.

She heard a miserable shriek coming from downstairs.

那只猫被踩到尾巴，惨叫了一声。

Nà zhī māo bèi cǎi dào wěiba, cǎnjiào le yī shēng.

The cat's tail got stepped on and it let out a screech.

Stroke Order

惨 cǎn

叫 jiào