悲伤 (bēi shāng) — sad, sorrowful
Definition
A literary/formal word for deep, heavy sadness — stronger than 难过 (everyday 'sad') and more dignified than 伤心 ('heartbroken'). Common in writing and reflective contexts.
adjective
sadsorrowful
Examples
- ，悲伤。Tīng dào zhè ge huài xiāo xi, tā fēi cháng bēi shāng.After hearing this bad news, he was very sad.
- 悲伤。Zhè bù diàn yǐng de jié jú tài bēi shāng le.The ending of this movie is too sad.
- 悲伤。Bié wèi le guò qù de shì ér bēi shāng.Don't be sad over past things.
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