惨重

• Pinyin: cǎn zhòng
• Desglose de hanzi: 惨 = 忄(heart) + 参 (phonetic); 重 = pictograph of a heavy bundle

Significado

gravísimo; desastroso (de pérdidas o bajas)

Almost exclusively collocates with 损失、伤亡、代价、失败 to express that the losses or casualties are catastrophically heavy. Stronger and more formal than 严重.

Ejemplos

1. 这场洪灾造成了惨重的经济损失，数十万人被迫转移。
2. 由于指挥失误，部队在这次战役中伤亡惨重。
3. 公司在这笔投资上蒙受了惨重损失，几乎陷入破产边缘。

Guía de uso

Contexto: news, history, military, disaster, economics

Tono: serious

Correcto

• 这次事故造成了惨重的人员伤亡。(This accident caused extremely heavy casualties.)
• 连年战争使这个国家遭受了惨重损失。(Years of war caused the country devastating losses.)

Incorrecto

• 我这次考试成绩惨重。(惨重 collocates with concrete, large-scale losses — use 惨不忍睹 or 很差 for a bad exam score)

Origen e historia

惨 (tragic, miserable) + 重 (heavy, severe). Together they intensify the severity of a loss or disaster beyond ordinary seriousness.

Contexto cultural

Generación: All ages

Contexto social: Universal