惨不忍睹(cǎn bù rěn dǔ)

4 charactersTrad. 慘不忍睹

lit. so horrible that one cannot bear to look (idiom)

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Word information

Pinyin
cǎn bù rěn dǔ
Meaning
lit. so horrible that one cannot bear to look (idiom)
HSK level
Characters
4
Traditional
慘不忍睹

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