zhì
āi

common
verb
formal

Meaning of 致哀

致哀 means to express mourning for the deceased; to pay tribute to the dead. Pronounced zhì āi.

  • to express mourning for the deceased; to pay tribute to the dead

Definitions & Examples

Xiàng
nàn
liè
shì
zhì
āi
 

Pay tribute to the martyrs who died in the disaster.

Quán
guó
rén
mín
xiàng
zhèn
zhōng
de
nàn
zhě
zhì
āi
 

The whole nation expressed mourning for the victims of the earthquake.

Zài
zàng
shàng
 
qīn
yǒu
men
xiàng
shì
zhě
zhì
āi
 

At the funeral, relatives and friends paid their respects to the deceased.

Zhèng
xuān
shè
quán
guó
āi
dāo
 
xiàng
nàn
zhě
zhì
āi
 

The government announced a national day of mourning to express condolences to the victims.