How to say “grieve” in Chinese
grieve; sad
“Grieve” in Chinese is 伤心, shāng xīn: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
伤心 is read shāng xīn: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
A picture of a heart. At the side of a character it shrinks to 忄.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “伤心”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 伤心. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 别伤心了。biéshāngxīnleDon't be sad.
- 她哭得很伤心tākūdehěnshāngxīnShe's crying her heart out.
More words from the lesson “Sadness and regret”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “grieve” in Chinese?
“Grieve” in Chinese is 伤心, pinyin shāngxīn.
What does 伤心 mean?
伤心 (shāngxīn) means “grieve; sad”.
How do you write 伤心?
伤心 is 2 characters: 伤 (shāng) — wound; injure; 心 (xīn) — heart. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 伤心?
伤心 is read shāngxīn. Tones: shāng — first tone, xīn — first tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“grieve” in the lesson “Sadness and regret”
This word is from the topic “Feelings and mood” of HSK 4. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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