慘不忍聞 cǎn bù rěn wén

DEFINITIONS

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

CHARACTERS

慘 cǎn sad, pitiful, wretched; cruel
不 bù
HSK 1
no, not; un-; negative prefix
忍 rěn
HSK 5
endure, bear, suffer; forbear
聞 wén hear; smell; make known; news