Chinese word dictionary

惨痛

cǎntòng · bitter; painful; deeply distressed

Word information

Simplified惨痛
Traditional慘痛
Pinyincǎntòng
Part of speech
HSK 3.07-9
HSK 2.0Not listed

How to learn 惨痛

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

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