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悲惨 bēicǎn

悲惨 bēicǎn Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 2 English Translations of the word 悲惨 bēicǎn .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
bēicǎn | bei1 can3
English translation
miserable
tragic

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About 悲惨 bēicǎn

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Traditional form

悲慘

Part of speech

Adjective / 形容词 xíng róng cí Xíngróng cí
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Etymology of 悲惨 bēicǎn

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bēi

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. xīn represents the meaning and Fēi represents the sound.

Phonetic compound

Fēi

Semantic compound

xīn

Positional decomposition

非心

Number of Strokes

12
cǎn

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. xīn represents the meaning and cān represents the sound. Simplified form of cǎn .

Phonetic compound

cān

Semantic compound

xīn

Positional decomposition

忄参

Number of Strokes

11

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Example sentences using 悲惨 bēicǎn

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甚至 shènzhì 我们 wǒmen 防御战 de 战绩 zhàn jì 充满 chōngmǎn zhāo 悲惨 bēicǎn de 失败 shībài .

Even our defensive record was tragically draped in defeats.

—— xiàn zài 红色 hóng sè de 悲惨 bēicǎn yòu 重新 chóngxīn zài lǎo 地方 dìfāng 闪闪 shǎn shǎn 发光 fā guāng le !

And here again was the scarlet misery glittering on the old spot!

这个 zhè ge 贫民窟 pín mín kū de 人们 rén men Guò zhāo 多么 duōme 令人 lìng rén 悲惨 bēicǎn de 生活 shēnghuó ā !

What a wretched existence the people in the slum lead!

lǎo 想着那些 nà xiē 悲惨 bēicǎn de shì .

His mind dwelt on the sad events.

这场大火 dà huǒ 使 shǐ 科威特 Kē wēi tè de 石油 shíyóu 产业 chǎnyè 陷入 xiànrù 悲惨 bēicǎn de 境地 jìng dì

The fire left Kuwait's oil industry in a sorry state.

悲惨 bēicǎn Decomposition

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悲惨 bēicǎn Compounds

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