惨

• 拼音: cǎn
• 汉字拆解: 惨 = 忄(heart) + 参, miserable/tragic

含义

Miserable; tragic; terrible. Describing pitiful or dreadful conditions.

An adjective indicating extreme misery or tragedy. Can describe situations (惨状 tragic scene), outcomes (输得很惨 lost badly), or experiences (日子过得很惨 living miserably). Often used in casual speech for emphasis, sometimes hyperbolically.

例句

1. 这次考试我考得太惨了，好几门都不及格。
2. 那场车祸的现场惨不忍睹。
3. 创业失败后，他的生活一度过得很惨。

用法指南

语境: everyday, exclamation, description

语气: emphatic

正确说法

• 最近工作忙得太惨了。(Work has been terribly busy lately.)
• 他这次输得很惨。(He lost really badly this time.)

错误说法

• 注意'惨'在口语中有时是夸张用法 (Note that 惨 in spoken Chinese is sometimes used hyperbolically for emphasis, not literally)

起源与历史

Composed of 忄(heart radical) + 参, indicating emotional distress or suffering.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal