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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 悲惨

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
悲惨 bēi cǎn - miserable
- tragic

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
6 6 4,046 12,269 8,054

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
悲 bēi- sad
- sadness
- sorrow
- grief
惨 cǎn- miserable
- wretched
- cruel
- inhuman
- disastrous
- tragic
- dim
- gloomy

Other Words Containing 悲惨

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
悲惨 6 6 4,046 12,269 8,054