涂炭
tú tàn
Pinyin

Definition

涂炭
 - 
tú tàn
  1. extreme distress
  2. in utter misery

Character Decomposition

Related Words (15)

煤炭
méi tàn
  1. 1 coal
木炭
mù tàn
  1. 1 charcoal
活性炭
huó xìng tàn
  1. 1 activated carbon
火炭
Huǒ Tàn
  1. 1 Fo Tan (area in Hong Kong)
炭
tàn
  1. 1 wood charcoal
  2. 2 coal
焦炭
jiāo tàn
  1. 1 coke (processed coal used in blast furnace)
烧炭
shāo tàn
  1. 1 to manufacture charcoal
  2. 2 to burn charcoal (often a reference to suicide by carbon monoxide poisoning)
雪中送炭
xuě zhōng sòng tàn
  1. 1 lit. to send charcoal in snowy weather (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to provide help in sb's hour of need
黑炭
hēi tàn
  1. 1 coal
  2. 2 charcoal
  3. 3 (of skin) darkly pigmented
  4. 4 charcoal (color)
  5. 5 bituminous coal (mining)
涂炭
tú tàn
  1. 1 extreme distress
  2. 2 in utter misery
泥炭
ní tàn
  1. 1 peat
炭焙
tàn bèi
  1. 1 charcoal-roasted
炭疽
tàn jū
  1. 1 anthrax
  2. 2 bacillus
炭疽热
tàn jū rè
  1. 1 anthrax
石炭
shí tàn
  1. 1 coal (old)

Idioms (3)

冰炭不言，冷热自明
bīng tàn bù yán , lěng rè zì míng
  1. 1 ice or coals, whether hot or cold goes without saying (idiom); fig. sincerity is not expressed in words
生灵涂炭
shēng líng tú tàn
  1. 1 people are in a terrible situation (idiom)
雪中送炭
xuě zhōng sòng tàn
  1. 1 lit. to send charcoal in snowy weather (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to provide help in sb's hour of need

Sample Sentences