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痛心 (tòng xīn): grieved; pained

Meaning & Stroke Order

HSK 7adjective

Word info

Pinyin
Meaning
grieved; pained
Characters
2
Part of speech
adjective
HSK level
HSK 7

Full definitions

Meanings grouped by pronunciation.

  • grieved
  • pained

Chinese explanation

  • 心里非常难过、伤心,多因发生了不幸或令人失望的事而感到悲痛。常用来表达对某人遭遇、某事结果或某种社会现象的深切惋惜与哀伤,如“令人痛心”“痛心不已”。

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Character breakdown

HSK 4

ache

HSK 4

heart

Example sentences

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Seeing the children who lost their homes in the flood on the news, he felt deeply grieved.

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The old teacher said sorrowfully that students nowadays are increasingly unwilling to read classic literature.

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She was heartbroken to discover that all the money she had painstakingly saved had been swindled away by a scammer.

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The company went bankrupt due to a wrong decision, leaving many longtime employees extremely grieved.

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Hearing her best friend speak ill of her behind her back, she was extremely hurt and decided not to associate with him anymore.

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