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伤感 (shāng gǎn): sad; emotional; sentimental; pathos

Meaning & Stroke Order

HSK 7adjective

Word info

Pinyin
Meaning
sad; emotional; sentimental; pathos
Characters
2
Part of speech
adjective
HSK level
HSK 7

Full definitions

Meanings grouped by pronunciation.

  • sad
  • emotional
  • sentimental
  • pathos

Chinese explanation

  • 因遇到不幸或不如意的事情而感到悲伤难过,内心充满感伤的情绪
  • 也指文艺作品中所表现出的哀愁、感伤的情调。

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Character breakdown

HSK 5

to injure

HSK 4

sense, feeling, as suffix

Example sentences

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On graduation day, everyone smiled for photos, but when she returned to the dorm to pack her bags, she suddenly felt a wave of sadness.

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Hearing this old song, he thought of the summers he spent with his grandmother in childhood, and couldn't help feeling a little sad.

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In autumn, fallen leaves covered the path. Walking alone, a feeling of sadness slowly welled up in her heart.

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He has been away from his hometown for ten years. Every time he sees his parents' white hair on video calls, he feels a pang of sadness.

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