惨不忍闻 cǎn bù rěn wén

too horrible to endure (idiom); tragic spectacle

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

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

Characters

Character Meaning
惨 cǎn HSK 6
tragic; miserable; wretched
不 bù HSK 1
not; no; (negative prefix)
忍 rěn HSK 5
to endure; to bear; to tolerate
闻 wén HSK 3
to hear; to smell; news