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惨不忍睹
慘不忍睹
cǎnbùrěndǔ
1. spectacle too horrible to endure (idiom); tragic sight
2. appalling scenes of devastation

Character Breakdown

惨
cǎn
miserable, wretched; cruel, inhuman
HSK 6 11 丶
不
bù
no, not, un-; negative prefix
HSK 1 4 丶
忍
rěn
to endure, to bear, to suffer, to tolerate
HSK 5 7 丶
睹
dǔ
to look at, to gaze at; to observe
HSK 6 13 丶

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