sing mournfully; sad / tragic song
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Meanings
2 senses · 4 examplesverb
to sing in a solemn, heroic, or tragic manner
literaryExpresses deep sorrow or heroic tragedy through song, often in a formal or literary context.
Zhuàng壮
shì士
chū出
zhēng征
qián前
，
kāng慷
kǎi慨
bēi悲
gē歌
，
zhuàng壮
huái怀
jī激
liè烈
。
Before going to war, the warriors sang with passionate sorrow, their hearts filled with fervor.
Cháng长
gē歌
dàng当
kū哭
，
bēi悲
gē歌
yī一
qǔ曲
。
Singing a long song instead of weeping, chanting a tragic melody.
noun
a solemn, heroic, or sorrowful song; an elegy
literaryRefers to a song that expresses deep sorrow, tragedy, or heroic sentiment.
Tā他
yǎn演
chàng唱
de的
nà那
yī一
qǔ曲
bēi悲
gē歌
，
gǎn感
dòng动
le了
suǒ所
yǒu有
tīng听
zhòng众
。
The tragic song he performed moved all the listeners.
Zhè这
bù部
shǐ史
shī诗
de的
jié结
wěi尾
shì是
yī一
duàn段
cuī催
rén人
lèi泪
xià下
de的
bēi悲
gē歌
。
The ending of this epic is a tear-jerking tragic song.