Chinese word

伤心

Pronunciation

Pinyinshāng xīn

Meaning

  • adjectivesad

Example

听到消息后她很伤心。tīng dào xiāo xī hòu tā hěn shāng xīn

After hearing the news, she was very sad.

Illustration for 伤心 (sad)

More examples

考试没及格，他很伤心。kǎo shì méi jí gé tā hěn shāng xīn

After failing the exam, he was very sad.

Core concept

An emotional bruise that makes the heart feel heavy.

Common phrases

  • 很伤心hěn shāng xīn

    very sad

  • 有点儿伤心yóu diǎnr shāng xīn

    a little sad

  • 让人伤心ràng rén shāng xīn

    make someone sad

Similar words

难过nán guò: Sad and troubled by an unpleasant experience or unwanted result.
悲伤bēi shāng: Marked by deep sorrow and a serious sense of loss.

Definition in Chinese

因遭遇不幸、失望或被伤害而产生的悲痛、难过的情绪。yīn zāo yù bú xìng shī wàng huò bèi shāng hài ér chǎn shēng de bēi tòng nán guò de qíng xù

Word origin

伤 (shāng, "injure") + 心 (xīn, "heart") forms a transparent compound in which an injury to the heart represents deep emotional pain.

Usage tips

  • English often describes a person as "sad," while Chinese commonly puts the feeling word after the person or situation, as in 她很伤心 (tā hěn shāngxīn, "she is sad"), without adding a form of "to be."

Other meanings

  • grieveverb
  • be heartbrokenverb
  • feel downverb

Opposites

Related words

  • 伤心事shāng xīn shìsad eventnoun

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