惨不忍睹 cǎn bù rěn dǔ

DEFINITIONS

  1. spectacle too horrible to endure (idiom); tragic sight
  2. appalling scenes of devastation

CHARACTERS

惨 cǎn
HSK 6
sad, pitiful, wretched; cruel
不 bù
HSK 1
no, not; un-; negative prefix
忍 rěn
HSK 5
endure, bear, suffer; forbear
睹 dǔ
HSK 6
look at, gaze at; observe