# 惨痛 (cǎntòng)

In Mandarin Chinese, 惨痛 (cǎntòng) means “bitter; painful; tragic”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: bitter; painful; tragic
- Pinyin: cǎntòng (can3 tong4)
- Traditional: 慘痛
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 这次事故给了大家惨痛的教训。
  Zhè cì shìgù gěile dàjiā cǎntòng de jiàoxun.
  This accident gave everyone a painful lesson.

## Characters

- [惨](https://hanziro.com/word/can-miserable/) (cǎn): miserable; tragic
- [痛](https://hanziro.com/word/tong-ache/) (tòng): ache; pain

https://hanziro.com/word/can-tong-bitter/

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