惨不忍闻 cǎn bù rěn wén

DEFINITIONS

  1. too horrible to endure (idiom); tragic spectacle
  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
闻 wén
HSK 3
hear; smell; make known; news