| 可怕 | kě pà | awful / dreadful / fearful / formidable / frightful / scary / hideous / horrible / terrible / terribly | ![]() |
| 糟透 | zāo tòu | in a bad state / horrible / dreadful / entirely regrettable | ![]() |
| 触目惊心 | chù mù jīng xīn | lit. shocks the eye, astonishes the heart (idiom) / shocking / horrible to see / a ghastly sight | ![]() |
| 惨不忍睹 | cǎn bù rěn dǔ | lit. so horrible that one cannot bear to look (idiom) / fig. miserable / horrendous / atrocious | ![]() |
| 不堪设想 | bù kān shè xiǎng | too horrible to contemplate / unthinkable / inconceivable | ![]() |
| 怵目惊心 | chù mù jīng xīn | lit. shocks the eye, astonishes the heart (idiom) / shocking / horrible to see / a ghastly sight / also written 觸目驚心|触目惊心 | ![]() |
