悲伤
bēishāng
sorrowful, sad
Part of speech · adjective
Pattern visualization
Examples
- 听到噩耗，她十分悲伤。At the sad news, she was deeply grieved.
- 离别的场面令人悲伤。The scene of parting is heartbreaking.
Collocations
感到悲伤悲伤的心情万分悲伤悲伤欲绝
Mnemonic
悲 bēi "sad, grieved" + 伤 shāng "to hurt, wound": grief that wounds the heart, i.e. sad, sorrowful. The Korean bi-sang (悲傷) is rare; it is usually rendered as "sorrow, grief". The aching, sorrowful feeling from parting, death and the like (感到悲伤 to feel grief, 悲伤欲绝 overcome with grief). Close to 悲哀, but 悲伤 leans more toward heart-wounding sorrow. 悲 means "sad" (悲剧, 悲痛); 伤 means "to hurt, wound" (伤心, 受伤).
Related
悲哀伤心难过悲痛
Quick check
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