凄惨

悽慘

qīcǎn

adjective #18,564

Meanings

1 miserable
2 wretched
3 plaintive

Characters

bleak; chilly; sad

tragic; miserable

Examples

HSK 5

远处传来凄惨的叫声。

Yuǎnchù chuánlái qīcǎn de jiàoshēng.

A miserable cry came from the distance.

HSK 6

他的遭遇非常凄惨。

Tā de zāoyù fēicháng qīcǎn.

His experience was extremely wretched.

Tips

memory

凄 (bleak, chilling) + 惨 (tragic, miserable) - bleakly tragic, a miserable state.

Stroke Order

凄 qī

惨 cǎn