Meaning of cǎn:
惨
miserable; wretched; cruel; inhuman; disastrous; tragic; dim; gloomy
Tā de shēnghuó fēicháng cǎn.
他的生活非常惨。
His life is very miserable.
Nà chǎng shìgù zhēn shì cǎn.
那场事故真是惨。
That accident was really wretched.
Zhè chǎng yìwài de hòuguǒ zhēn shì tài cǎn le.
这场意外的后果真是太惨了。
The consequences of this accident are truly too cruel.
Zhè chǎng shìgù zhēnshi tài cǎn le.
这场事故真是太惨了。
This accident was really tragic.
Zuótiān de bǐsài jiéguǒ fēicháng cǎn.
昨天的比赛结果非常惨。
Yesterday's match result was very disastrous.
Diànyǐng de jiéjú fēicháng cǎn.
电影的结局非常惨。
The ending of the movie was very tragic.
Tā de biǎoxiàn hěn cǎn.
他的表现很惨。
His performance was very poor.
Zuótiān tiānqì hěn cǎn, yīzhí xiàyǔ.
昨天天气很惨,一直下雨。
The weather was very gloomy yesterday, it rained continuously.