哀痛 (āi tòng) — deep sorrow, grief; sorrowful, mournful

Definition

A formal/literary word for deep grief — both the feeling ('deep sorrow') and the outward expression ('mournful'). Stronger than 伤心, which covers everyday sadness.

deep sorrowgriefsorrowfulmournful

Examples

，哀痛。
Tīng dào zhè ge xiāo xi, tā xīn zhōng chōng mǎn le āi tòng.
Upon hearing the news, his heart was filled with deep sorrow.
，哀痛。
Zàng lǐ shàng, qīn yǒu men biǎo qíng āi tòng.
At the funeral, the relatives and friends wore mournful expressions.
哀痛。
Nà chǎng zāi nàn gěi rén men liú xià le wú jìn de āi tòng.
That disaster left people with endless grief.

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