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惨重

cǎn zhòng

HSK 7–9

Meaning

  • disastrous

Definition

十分严重，令人痛心。多形容损失、伤亡、失败等。

Very serious, grievous; used to describe losses, casualties, failures, etc.

Usage

通常用作形容词，修饰名词如“损失”、“代价”、“伤亡”等。

Usually used as an adjective to modify nouns such as 'loss', 'cost', 'casualties', etc.

Examples

  • 1 这次地震造成了惨重的人员伤亡。 (This earthquake caused heavy casualties.)
  • 2 企业因为市场判断失误而付出了惨重的代价。 (The company paid a heavy price for misjudging the market.)
  • 3 战争给双方都带来了惨重的损失。 (The war brought severe losses to both sides.)
  • 4 他在车祸中受的伤非常惨重，至今仍在医院治疗。 (His injuries from the car accident were very serious, and he is still in the hospital.)
  • 5 由于管理不善，公司蒙受了惨重的经济损失。 (Due to poor management, the company suffered severe economic losses.)

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