schadenfreude; gloat over others' misfortune
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to gloat over others' misfortune; to take malicious pleasure in others' suffering
derogatoryStrongly derogatory. Describes an unkind, malicious attitude of rejoicing when others experience misfortune, failure, or disaster. Often used to criticize someone's lack of empathy.
Kàn看
dào到
bié别
rén人
shī失
bài败
，
tā他
jū居
rán然
xìng幸
zāi灾
lè乐
huò祸
de地
xiào笑
le了
qǐ起
lái来
。
Seeing others fail, he actually started laughing gloatingly.
Xìng幸
zāi灾
lè乐
huò祸
shì是
yī一
zhǒng种
hěn很
bù不
dào道
dé德
de的
xíng行
wéi为
。
Gloating over others' misfortune is a very immoral behavior.
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Wǒ我
men们
yīng应
gāi该
tóng同
qíng情
shòu受
hài害
zhě者
，
ér而
bù不
shì是
xìng幸
zāi灾
lè乐
huò祸
。
We should sympathize with the victims, not gloat over their misfortune.
Tā他
duì对
jìng竞
zhēng争
duì对
shǒu手
de的
pò破
chǎn产
xìng幸
zāi灾
lè乐
huò祸
。
He gloated over his competitor's bankruptcy.