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难过 (nán guò): sad

Meaning & Stroke Order

HSK 3adjective

Word info

Pinyin
Meaning: sad
Characters: 2
Part of speech: adjective
HSK level: HSK 3

Full definitions

to feel sad
to feel unwell
(of life) to be difficult
to feel sad
to feel upset
to feel unwell
to feel uncomfortable
(of life, times) to be difficult
to be hard to get through

Chinese explanation

心里感到不愉快、伤心或痛苦，通常是因为遇到不好的事情或失去了重要的东西
也可以表示日子很难熬、生活很艰难。

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Character breakdown

HSK 3

difficult (to...)

HSK 2

to cross

Example sentences

Hearing this news, she felt very sad.

He felt sad because he didn't do well on the exam.

Don't be sad; everything will get better.

Seeing my friend sad, I also feel sad.

He was so sad that he could not speak.

I feel a bit sad and want to be alone for a while.

Although life is hard, one still has to keep going.

Seeing him cry, I started to feel sad too.

After the breakup, he felt sad for several days.

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