Definition
痛心 (tòng xīn) means 'deeply grieved or pained', often by a regrettable event or someone's wrongdoing — it carries a sense of moral distress or disappointment. It is stronger and more formal than 伤心 (shāng xīn, everyday 'sad'), and more focused on regret or indignation than 悲哀 (bēi āi, 'sorrowful') or 悲痛 (bēi tòng, 'grief-stricken').
adjective
grievedpaineddeeply distressed
Easily confused
- 通信tōng xìnsound-aliketo communicate over a distance (by letter, phone, internet, etc.)
Examples
- ，痛心。Tīngdào zhège xiāoxi, tā gǎndào shífēn tòng xīn.Hearing this news, he felt very grieved.
- 痛心。Zhè zhǒng làngfèi xíngwéi ràng suǒyǒu lǎoshī dōu tòng xīn bùyǐ.This kind of wasteful behavior made all the teachers feel deeply pained.
- 痛心。Tā duì zìjǐ de cuòwù gǎndào fēicháng tòng xīn.He felt very pained by his own mistake.
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