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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