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惨不忍闻
慘不忍聞
cǎnbùrěnwén
1. too horrible to endure (idiom); tragic spectacle
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
闻
wén
news; to hear, to smell; to make known
HSK 3 9 丶

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