悲哀
bēi āi
Pinyin

Definition

悲哀
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bēi āi
  1. grieved
  2. sorrowful

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

悲
bēi
  1. 1 sad
  2. 2 sadness
  3. 3 sorrow
  4. 4 grief
悲催
bēi cuī
  1. 1 (Internet slang) miserable
  2. 2 pathetic
  3. 3 the pits
悲伤
bēi shāng
  1. 1 sad
  2. 2 sorrowful
悲剧
bēi jù
  1. 1 tragedy
  2. 2 CL:齣|出[chū]
悲哀
bēi āi
  1. 1 grieved
  2. 2 sorrowful
伤悲
shāng bēi
  1. 1 sad
  2. 2 sorrowful (literary)
可悲
kě bēi
  1. 1 lamentable
哀
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]
哀伤
āi shāng
  1. 1 grief
  2. 2 distress
  3. 3 bereavement
  4. 4 grieved
  5. 5 heartbroken
  6. 6 dejected
哀家
āi jiā
  1. 1 I, me (self-referring by a widowed empress etc, used in historical novels and operas)
哀怨
āi yuàn
  1. 1 grief
  2. 2 resentment
  3. 3 aggrieved
  4. 4 plaintive
哀愁
āi chóu
  1. 1 sorrow
  2. 2 sadness
  3. 3 distressed
  4. 4 sorrowful
喜怒哀乐
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]
悲壮
bēi zhuàng
  1. 1 solemn and stirring
  2. 2 moving and tragic
悲惨
bēi cǎn
  1. 1 miserable
  2. 2 tragic
悲愤
bēi fèn
  1. 1 grief and indignation
悲摧
bēi cuī
  1. 1 grieved
  2. 2 miserable
悲欢离合
bēi huān lí hé
  1. 1 joys and sorrows
  2. 2 partings and reunions
  3. 3 the vicissitudes of life
悲凉
bēi liáng
  1. 1 sorrowful
  2. 2 dismal
悲痛
bēi tòng
  1. 1 grieved
  2. 2 sorrowful

Idioms (17)

乞哀告怜
qǐ āi gào lián
  1. 1 begging for pity and asking for help (idiom)
兔死狐悲
tù sǐ hú bēi
  1. 1 lit. if the rabbit dies, the fox grieves (idiom); fig. to have sympathy with a like-minded person in distress
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
强忍悲痛
qiáng rěn bēi tòng
  1. 1 to try hard to suppress one's grief (idiom)
悲不自胜
bēi bù zì shèng
  1. 1 unable to control one's grief (idiom); overwrought
  2. 2 overcome with sorrow
  3. 3 heartbroken
悲歌当哭
bēi gē dàng kū
  1. 1 to sing instead of weep (idiom)
悲声载道
bēi shēng zài dào
  1. 1 lamentations fill the roads (idiom); severe suffering all around
慈悲为本
cí bēi wéi běn
  1. 1 mercy as the guiding principle (idiom); the Buddhist teaching that nothing is valid except compassion
乐极生悲
lè jí shēng bēi
  1. 1 extreme joy turns to sorrow (idiom); Don't celebrate too soon, things could still go wrong!
生荣死哀
shēng róng sǐ āi
  1. 1 to be respected in life and lamented in death (idiom)
老大徒伤悲
lǎo dà tú shāng bēi
  1. 1 vain regrets of old age (idiom)
转悲为喜
zhuǎn bēi wéi xǐ
  1. 1 to turn grief into happiness (idiom)

Sample Sentences

阿Q正传 》 真是绝了，戏谑的背后，又有着深切的悲哀。
Āguìzhèngzhuàn 》 zhēnshì juéle ，xìxuè de bèihòu ，yòu yǒuzhe shēnqiè de bēiāi 。
''The True Story of Ah Q" really is a masterpiece. With a sharp, funny backdrop, it also tells a tragic tale.
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亲爱哒，今天情绪大大地低落，不知道是不是因为听了太多“鸡汤”故事的缘故。都说人最大的悲哀莫过于常怀能力无法企及的欲望，唉……
qīnàidā ，jīntiān qíngxù dàdà de dīluò ，bù zhīdào shìbushì yīnwèi tīng le tài duō “jītāng ”gùshi de yuángù 。dōu shuō rén zuìdà de bēiāi mòguòyú cháng huái nénglì wúfǎ qìjí de yùwàng ，ài ……
Bae, today my mood took a nosedive, I don't know if it's because I've heard too many "chicken-soup-for-the-soul" stories. They all say that the biggest tragedy for humans is that they often have ambitions that lie beyond their abilities, ah...
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