sorrowful; grieved; melancholy
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Meanings
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sorrowful; grieved; melancholy; deeply saddened
literaryA literary term describing deep, lingering sorrow or grief. Commonly used in written Chinese, poetry, and descriptive prose to convey a mood of pathos.
Zhè这
piān篇
wén文
zhāng章
xiě写
de得
chán缠
mián绵
qī凄
cè恻
，
lìng令
rén人
dòng动
róng容
。
This article is written so lingeringly and sorrowfully that it is deeply moving.
Tā她
de的
gē歌
shēng声
qī凄
cè恻
dòng动
rén人
，
chōng充
mǎn满
le了
āi哀
shāng伤
。
Her singing is sorrowful and touching, full of grief.
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Yuè乐
qǔ曲
chán缠
mián绵
qī凄
cè恻
，
rú如
qì泣
rú如
sù诉
。
The music is lingering and sorrowful, like weeping and complaining.