grief-stricken; heartrending
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesadjective
grief-stricken; sorrowful and heartrending
literaryDescribes a deep emotional state combining sadness and a sense of bitterness or pity. Often used in literary or descriptive contexts.
Kàn看
dào到
shòu瘦
ruò弱
de的
hái孩
zi子
，
xīn心
lǐ里
hěn很
shì是
bēi悲
suān酸
。
Seeing the emaciated child, my heart was filled with profound sorrow.
Tīng听
dào到
tā她
kǎn坎
kě坷
de的
jīng经
lì历
，
dà大
jiā家
xīn心
lǐ里
dōu都
yǒng涌
qǐ起
yī一
zhèn阵
bēi悲
suān酸
。
Hearing about her difficult experiences, a wave of heartrending sorrow welled up in everyone.
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Xiǎng想
qǐ起
yǐ已
gù故
de的
qīn亲
rén人
，
bēi悲
suān酸
zhī之
qíng情
nán难
yǐ以
yì抑
zhì制
。
Thinking of the departed loved ones, feelings of bitter grief were hard to suppress.
Tā他
jiǎng讲
shù述
wǎng往
shì事
shí时
，
shēng声
yīn音
lǐ里
chōng充
mǎn满
le了
bēi悲
suān酸
。
When he recounted the past, his voice was full of mournful sorrow.