2 sentences for 凄惨 (qī​cǎn — plaintive)

1. 寂静的深夜里传来阵阵凄惨的叫声。

   jì​jìng de shēn​yè lǐ chuán​lái zhèn​zhèn qī​cǎn de jiào​shēng.

   Miserable cries were heard in the silence of the night.

   Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

2. 他在亲人的灵堂前放声大号，哭声十分凄惨。

   tā zài qīn​rén de líng​táng qián fàng​shēng dà​hào, kū​shēng shí​fēn qī​cǎn.

   He wailed loudly in front of his relative's mourning hall, and his crying was truly heartrending.

   Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary