涂炭 Traditional 塗炭 tú tàn 🔊 extreme distress + Review this word Meanings tú tàn 塗炭 extreme distressin utter misery Its characters 涂túto apply (paint etc)HSK 7–9炭tànwood charcoalHSK 7–9 Words with 涂炭 生灵涂炭 shēng líng tú tàn people are in a terrible situation (idiom) 苍生涂炭 cāng shēng tú tàn see 生靈塗炭|生灵涂炭[sheng1 ling2 tu2 tan4]