悲喜 (bēi xǐ) — grief and joy; sorrow and happiness
Definition
A paired noun meaning 'sorrow and happiness together' — almost always used in the set phrase 悲喜交加 ('mixed feelings of grief and joy').
noun
grief and joysorrow and happiness
Examples
- 。Tā xīn zhōng chōng mǎn le bēi xǐ jiāo jiā de gǎn jué.His heart was filled with mixed feelings of grief and joy.
- 悲喜，。Rén shēng yǒu bēi xǐ, zhè shì hěn zhèng cháng de.Life has both sorrow and joy; that's very normal.
- 悲喜。Zhè bù diàn yǐng jiǎng le yí gè bēi xǐ de gù shi.This movie tells a story of grief and joy.
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