Definition
悲痛欲绝 is a four-character idiom describing overwhelming grief—literally 'grief wants to cut off,' meaning so sad one feels like dying. It is more intense than 悲伤 or 难过 and is used to describe someone's emotional state after a tragedy or devastating loss.
f.e.
extremely grievedinconsolable
Examples
- ，悲痛欲绝，。Tīng dào zhège èhào, tā bēi tòng yù jué, lèi liú bùzhǐ.Upon hearing the bad news, he was grief-stricken and couldn't stop crying.
- 悲痛欲绝，。Tā bēi tòng yù jué de gàobié le qīnrén, tà shàng le yuǎnxíng de lù.She bid farewell to her family with immense sorrow and embarked on a long journey.
- ，悲痛欲绝，。Shīqù zhìyǒu hòu, tā chénjìn zài bēi tòng yù jué zhī zhōng, jiǔjiǔ wúfǎ zhènzuò.After losing his close friend, he was immersed in extreme grief and couldn't pull himself together for a long time.
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