惨绝人寰

慘絕人寰
cǎnjué-rénhuán
idiom #28,201

Meanings

  1. 1 extremely tragic
  2. 2 of unprecedented brutality
  3. 3 the worst atrocity in the human world

Examples

HSK 7-9
Zhè chǎng dìzhèn zàochéng le cǎnjué-rénhuán de pòhuài, shùwàn rén línàn.
The earthquake caused devastation of unprecedented tragedy, killing tens of thousands.
HSK 7-9
Zhànzhēng dàilái de cǎnjué-rénhuán de kǔnàn lìngrén bù rěn zhíshì.
The unspeakable suffering brought by war is too painful to look upon directly.

Tips

memory
(tragic) + (extreme/surpassing all) + 人寰 (the human world) - so tragic that it surpasses anything ever seen in the human world. Reserve for the gravest catastrophes.

Stroke Order

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