# 惨白 (cǎnbái)

In Mandarin Chinese, 惨白 (cǎnbái) means “deathly pale; ghastly pale”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: deathly pale; ghastly pale
- Pinyin: cǎnbái (can3 bai2)
- Traditional: 慘白
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 听到坏消息后，他的脸色一片惨白。
  Tīngdào huài xiāoxi hòu, tā de liǎnsè yípiàn cǎnbái.
  After hearing the bad news, his face turned deathly pale.

## Characters

- [惨](https://hanziro.com/word/can-miserable/) (cǎn): miserable; tragic
- [白](https://hanziro.com/word/bai-white/) (bái): white

https://hanziro.com/word/can-bai-deathly-pale/

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