惨白

慘白
cǎnbái
adjective HSK 7 #37,165

Meanings

  1. 1 deathly pale
  2. 2 ghastly white

Examples

Tā tīngdào zhège xiāoxi hòu, liǎnsè biàn de cǎnbái.
After hearing the news, her face turned deathly pale.
Bìngrén de zuǐchún cǎnbái, háo wú xuèsè.
The patient's lips were ghastly pale, completely without color.
Cǎnbái de yuèguāng zhào zài kōngkuàng de jiēdào shàng.
Ghastly pale moonlight shone on the empty street.

Tips

usage
惨白 conveys an eerie, unsettling pallor — of a sick or frightened person's face, or cold moonlight. 苍白 is similar but more neutral, simply meaning 'pale.' 惨白 has a stronger emotional or literary tone.

Stroke Order

cǎn
bái