cannot bear to look back; too painful to recall
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesidiom
cannot bear to look back; too painful or sad to recall
literaryUsed to describe memories that are too sorrowful, painful, or filled with regret to contemplate again. Often appears in literary and formal contexts.
Xiǎng想
qǐ起
nà那
duàn段
shī失
bài败
de的
suì岁
yuè月
，
zhēn真
shì是
wǎng往
shì事
bù不
kān堪
huí回
shǒu首
。
Thinking back on those years of failure, the past is truly too painful to recall.
Gù故
guó国
lún沦
xiàn陷
，
jiù旧
shì事
bù不
kān堪
huí回
shǒu首
。
With the homeland fallen, the old times are too sorrowful to look back on.
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Tā他
jīng经
lì历
de的
nà那
chǎng场
bēi悲
jù剧
，
zhì至
jīn今
ràng让
tā他
jué觉
de得
bù不
kān堪
huí回
shǒu首
。
The tragedy he experienced still makes him feel it's unbearable to look back on.