感慨 (gǎn kǎi) — to sigh with emotion; to be deeply moved (often with a sense of reflection or regret)
Definition
感慨 means to sigh with emotion, often about the past — there is a reflective, rueful edge that 感动 (simply 'touched') lacks. Unlike 感悟 (a new insight), 感慨 is the feeling itself, not what you learn from it.
verb
to sigh with emotionto be deeply moved (often with a sense of reflection or regret)
Examples
- ，。Kàn dào lǎo zhào piàn, tā bù yóu gǎn kǎi wàn qiān.Seeing the old photos, he couldn't help but feel a flood of emotions.
- ，感慨。Lí bié zhī jì, dà jiā dōu shí fēn gǎn kǎi.At the moment of parting, everyone was deeply moved.
- 感慨：“。”Tā gǎn kǎi dào: "rén shēng zhēn shì biàn huà wú cháng."He sighed with emotion: 'Life is truly unpredictable.'
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