慘不忍睹 cǎn bù rěn dǔ

spectacle too horrible to endure (idiom); tragic sight

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

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

Characters

Character Meaning
慘 cǎn
tragic; miserable; wretched
不 bù HSK 1
not; no; (negative prefix)
忍 rěn HSK 5
to endure; to bear; to tolerate
睹 dǔ HSK 6
to see; to observe; old variant of 睹dǔ