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惨不忍睹

cǎnbùrěndǔ

Traditional: 慘不忍睹

spectacle too horrible to endure (idiom); tragic sight / appalling scenes of devastation

Character Breakdown

惨
cǎn
miserable, wretched; cruel, inhuman
HSK 6
不
bù
no, not, un-; negative prefix
HSK 1
忍
rěn
to endure, to bear, to suffer, to tolerate
HSK 5
睹
dǔ
to look at, to gaze at; to observe
HSK 6

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