dào

悼

Character · Verb

mourn; lament; grieve

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Meanings

1 sense · 5 examples
1.

verb

to mourn (the dead); to lament; to grieve

formal

Specifically refers to expressing grief or sorrow for someone who has died, often in a formal or solemn manner.

Jīn今
tiān天
 ,
wǒ我
men们
qí齐
jù聚
yī一
táng堂
 ,
dào悼
niàn念
zhè这
wèi位
wěi伟
dà大
de的
yīng英
xióng雄
 。

Today, we gather here to mourn this great hero.

Zhuī追
dào悼
huì会
shàng上
 ,
rén人
men们
mò默
mò默
āi哀
dào悼
shì逝
zhě者
 。

At the memorial service, people silently mourned the deceased.

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Tā他
xiě写
le了
yī一
piān篇
dào悼
cí词
lái来
dào悼
niàn念
tā他
qù去
shì世
de的
dǎo导
shī师
 。

He wrote a eulogy to mourn his deceased mentor.

Měi每
nián年
qīng清
míng明
 ,
wǒ我
men们
dōu都
huì会
qù去
mù墓
dì地
dào悼
wáng亡
 。

Every Qingming Festival, we go to the cemetery to mourn the dead.

Jǔ举
guó国
āi哀
dào悼
zài在
dì地
zhèn震
zhōng中
yù遇
nàn难
de的
tóng同
bāo胞
 。

The whole nation mourned the compatriots who died in the earthquake.