惨案cǎn'àn 1.指反动统治者或外国侵略者制造的屠杀人民的事件{massacre committed by reactionaries or foreign invaders}: 五卅～。{the May 30th Massacre of 1925} 2.指造成人员大量死伤的事件{tragedy; disastrous incident; disaster; event resulting in heavy casualty}: 那里曾发生一起列车相撞的～。{A tragic train collision happened there.}