哀伤
āi shāng
Pinyin

Definition

哀伤
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āi shāng
  1. grief
  2. distress
  3. bereavement
  4. grieved
  5. heartbroken
  6. dejected

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

bēi āi
  1. 1 grieved
  2. 2 sorrowful
Āi
  1. 1 Ai (c. 2000 BC), sixth of legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝[Yán dì] descended from Shennong 神農|神农[Shén nóng] Farmer God, also known as Li 釐|厘[Lí]
āi shāng
  1. 1 grief
  2. 2 distress
  3. 3 bereavement
  4. 4 grieved
  5. 5 heartbroken
  6. 6 dejected
āi tàn
  1. 1 to sigh
  2. 2 to lament
  3. 3 to bewail
āi háo
  1. 1 to howl in grief
  2. 2 anguished wailing
  3. 3 same as 哀号
āi jiā
  1. 1 I, me (self-referring by a widowed empress etc, used in historical novels and operas)
āi yuàn
  1. 1 grief
  2. 2 resentment
  3. 3 aggrieved
  4. 4 plaintive
āi dào
  1. 1 to grieve over sb's death
  2. 2 to lament sb's death
  3. 3 mourning
āi chóu
  1. 1 sorrow
  2. 2 sadness
  3. 3 distressed
  4. 4 sorrowful
āi qiú
  1. 1 to entreat
  2. 2 to implore
  3. 3 to plead
xǐ nù āi lè
  1. 1 four types of human emotions, namely: happiness 歡喜|欢喜[huān xǐ], anger 憤怒|愤怒[fèn nù], sorrow 悲哀[bēi āi] and joy 快樂|快乐[kuài lè]
mò āi
  1. 1 to observe a moment of silence in tribute
kě āi
  1. 1 miserably
āi bīng bì shèng
  1. 1 an army burning with righteous indignation is bound to win (idiom)
āi kū
  1. 1 to weep in sorrow
āi wǎn
  1. 1 melancholy
  2. 2 sad and moving
āi sī
  1. 1 grief-stricken thoughts
  2. 2 mourning
āi tòng
  1. 1 to be deeply grieved
āi lián
  1. 1 to feel compassion for
  2. 2 to pity on
  3. 3 to feel sorry for
āi qī
  1. 1 sorrow
  2. 2 grief

Idioms (8)

乞哀告怜
qǐ āi gào lián
  1. 1 begging for pity and asking for help (idiom)
哀兵必胜
āi bīng bì shèng
  1. 1 an army burning with righteous indignation is bound to win (idiom)
哀告宾服
āi gào bīn fú
  1. 1 to bring tribute as sign of submission (idiom); to submit
哀哭切齿
āi kū qiè chǐ
  1. 1 weeping and gnashing one's teeth (idiom)
哀而不伤
āi ér bù shāng
  1. 1 deeply felt but not mawkish (idiom)
哀莫大于心死
āi mò dà yú xīn sǐ
  1. 1 nothing sadder than a withered heart (idiom attributed to Confucius by Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuāng zǐ])
  2. 2 no greater sorrow than a heart that never rejoices
  3. 3 the worst sorrow is not as bad as an uncaring heart
  4. 4 nothing is more wretched than apathy
哀鸿遍野
āi hóng biàn yě
  1. 1 lit. plaintive whine of geese (idiom); fig. land swarming with disaster victims
  2. 2 starving people fill the land
生荣死哀
shēng róng sǐ āi
  1. 1 to be respected in life and lamented in death (idiom)

Sample Sentences

也算是一种海葬,但我总觉得这样有点哀伤,什么都没留给孩子,我倒是喜欢这样每年可以到他们的坟前,跟他们说说话。
yě suàn shì yīzhǒng hǎizàng ,dàn wǒ zǒng juéde zhèyàng yǒudiǎnr āishāng ,shénme dōu méi liú gěi háizi ,wǒ dào shì xǐhuan zhèyàng měinián kěyǐ dào tāmen de fénqián ,gēn tāmen shuōshuōhuà 。
It's kind of like a sea burial, but I always think it's a bit sad, as you don't leave your kids anything. I actually like coming to their graves every year like this and speaking with them.
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