Correct 惨苦 / cǎn kǔ / Strokes Example As an Adjective miserable; wretched 1 Shēng huó 生活 cǎn 惨 kǔ 苦 Copy Pinyin Sentence miserable/wretched life 2 Chǔ jìng 处境 cǎn kǔ 惨苦 Copy Pinyin Sentence be in a bleak condition