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 | spectacle too horrible to endure (idiom) / tragic sight / appalling scenes of devastation | |
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 | |
惨不忍闻 | cǎn bù rěn wén | too horrible to endure (idiom) / tragic spectacle / appalling scenes of devastation |