惨无人道

慘無人道

cǎnwúréndào

idiom #26,949

Meanings

1 utterly inhuman; brutal and savage
2 without any humanity; shockingly cruel

Characters

tragic; miserable; cruel

without; lacking

way; humanity; moral principle

Examples

战争中的屠杀行为惨无人道。

Zhànzhēng zhōng de túshā xíngwéi cǎnwúréndào.

The massacres during the war were utterly inhuman.

这种对待囚犯的方式惨无人道，令人震惊。

Zhè zhǒng duìdài qiúfàn de fāngshì cǎnwúréndào, lìng rén zhènjīng.

This way of treating prisoners is brutally inhuman and shocking.

Tips

usage

惨无人道 is a strong condemnation, used for extreme cruelty or atrocities. It is not used for minor rudeness or everyday unkindness — reserve it for genuinely shocking acts of brutality.

Stroke Order

惨 cǎn

无 wú

人 rén

道 dào