宽慰 (kuān wèi) — to comfort, to console (such that one feels relieved and at ease)
Definition
A verb meaning to comfort someone so they feel relieved and at ease. Often used reflexively (感到宽慰 = 'feel comforted') or transitively (宽慰某人) when consoling someone going through hardship.
verb
to comfortto console (such that one feels relieved and at ease)
Examples
- ，宽慰。Tīng dào zhè ge hǎo xiāo xi, tā zhōng yú gǎn dào le yì xiē kuān wèi.After hearing this good news, he finally felt some relief.
- 宽慰。Tā de huà ràng wǒ hěn kuān wèi.Her words gave me great comfort.
- 宽慰。Wǒ xiě le yì fēng xìn qù kuān wèi tā.I wrote a letter to console him.
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