同情
tóngqíng
to sympathize
Part of speech · verb
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同same
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情feeling
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Examples
- 我很同情那些失去家园的人。I deeply sympathize with those who lost their homes.
- 他需要的是帮助,不是同情。What he needs is help, not pity.
Collocations
很同情同情心表示同情值得同情
Mnemonic
同 tóng "same" + 情 qíng "feeling": feeling the same as another = sympathy. Compare English "sym-pathy" (same-feeling).
Related
可怜理解关心情
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