"terrible;" Chinese-English Dictionary

Chinese	Pinyin	Translation	Actions
了不得	liǎo bu de	terrific / terrible / (after 得[de5]) very	syn
空部	kōng bù	terrible;

Chinese	Pinyin	Translation	Actions
恐怖	kǒng bù	terrible / frightful / frightening / terror / terrorist	syn
厉害厲害	lì hai	(used to describe sb or sth that makes a very strong impression, whether favorable or unfavorable) terrible / intense / severe / devastating / amazing / awesome / outstanding / (of a person) stern / strict / harsh / shrewd / tough / (of an animal) fierce / (of a resemblance) striking / (of liquor or chili pepper) strong / (of bacteria) virulent	syn
可怕	kě pà	awful / dreadful / fearful / formidable / frightful / scary / hideous / horrible / terrible / terribly	syn
糟糕	zāo gāo	too bad / how terrible / what bad luck / terrible / bad	syn
生灵涂炭生靈塗炭	shēng líng tú tàn	people are in a terrible situation (idiom)	syn
臭	chòu	stench / smelly / to smell (bad) / repulsive / loathsome / terrible / bad / severely / ruthlessly / dud (ammunition)	syn
骇人听闻駭人聽聞	hài rén tīng wén	shocking / horrifying / atrocious / terrible	syn
大发雷霆大發雷霆	dà fā léi tíng	to be furious / to fly into a terrible rage	syn
够呛夠嗆	gòu qiàng	unbearable / terrible / enough / unlikely	syn
烂摊子爛攤子	làn tān zi	terrible mess / shambles
罪大恶极罪大惡極	zuì dà è jí	guilty of terrible crimes (idiom) / reprehensible	syn
惨祸慘禍	cǎn huò	terrible tragedy / grave mishap
凌乱不堪凌亂不堪	líng luàn bù kān	in a terrible mess (idiom)
害人精	hài rén jīng	goblin that kills or harms people / fig. wicked scoundrel / terrible pest
杯具	bēi jù	cup / (slang) (pun on 悲劇\|悲剧[bei1 ju4], tragedy) so bad / terrible / bummer / fiasco / debacle
一哭二闹三上吊一哭二鬧三上吊	yī kū èr nào sān shàng diào	to make a terrible scene (idiom) / to throw a tantrum
洋罪	yáng zuì	terrible pain / torture / (coll.) pain suffered at the hands of foreigners
鲜花插在牛粪上鮮花插在牛糞上	xiān huā chā zài niú fèn shàng	lit. a bunch of flowers poked into a pile of manure / fig. a terrible shame (as when a lovely woman marries an odious man)
一哭二闹三上吊一哭二鬧三上吊	yī - kū èr - nào sān - shàng diào	lit. to cry, then shout, then threaten suicide (saying) / fig. to make a terrible scene / to throw a tantrum

The four tones