致哀 (zhì āi) — to express grief; to mourn (formal, used in the pattern 向...致哀)

Definition

Examples

• 全体起立，向遇难者致哀。
  Quán tǐ qǐ lì, xiàng yù nàn zhě zhì āi.
  Everyone stood up to mourn the victims.
• 他们向烈士墓献花致哀。
  Tā men xiàng liè shì mù xiàn huā zhì āi.
  They laid flowers at the martyrs' graves to express their grief.
• 国家领导人发表讲话，向灾区人民致哀。
  Guó jiā lǐng dǎo rén fā biǎo jiǎng huà, xiàng zāi qū rén mín zhì āi.
  The national leader gave a speech to express condolences to the people in the disaster area.