yǐn

common
formal
literary

Meaning of 恻隐

恻隐 means feeling compassion; sympathetic; feeling pity and reluctance to see suffering. Pronounced cè yǐn.

  • feeling compassion; sympathetic; feeling pity and reluctance to see suffering

Definitions & Examples

Rén
jiē
yǒu
yǐn
zhī
xīn
 

All people possess a heart of compassion.

Kàn
dào
zāi
mín
de
cǎn
zhuàng
 
shēng
chū
le
yǐn
zhī
qíng
 

Seeing the miserable condition of the disaster victims, he felt a surge of compassion.

yǐn
zhī
xīn
dòng
 
biàn便
bāng
zhù
le
wèi
tǎo
de
lǎo
rén
 

Moved by compassion, she helped the elderly beggar.