# 惨重 (cǎnzhòng)

In Mandarin Chinese, 惨重 (cǎnzhòng) means “heavy; disastrous; severe”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: heavy; disastrous; severe
- Pinyin: cǎnzhòng (can3 zhong4)
- Traditional: 慘重
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 暴雨造成了惨重的经济损失。
  Bàoyǔ zàochéngle cǎnzhòng de jīngjì sǔnshī.
  The heavy rain caused severe economic losses.

## Characters

- [惨](https://hanziro.com/word/can-miserable/) (cǎn): miserable; tragic
- [重](https://hanziro.com/word/zhong-heavy/) (zhòng): heavy; serious

https://hanziro.com/word/can-zhong-heavy/

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