(āi) — (bound form) sorrowful, lamenting, tragic (used in compound words)

Définition

A literary/bound root meaning 'sorrow, grief' — never used alone, only in compounds like 悲哀 (sad), 哀悼 (mourn), 哀伤 (grief). Far more formal than the everyday 伤心.

bound form
(bound form) sorrowfullamentingtragic (used in compound words)

Exemples

  • Tā duì zhè ge xiāo xi gǎn dào fēi cháng bēi āi.
    He felt very sorrowful about this news.
  • Quán guó rén mín dōu zài āi dào zhè wèi wěi dà de lǐng xiù.
    The whole nation is mourning this great leader.
  • Tā de yǎn shén lǐ chōng mǎn le āi shāng.
    Her eyes were filled with grief.
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