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伤心

shāngxīn

sad

Usage note

伤心表示心里难过。

shāng xīn biǎo shì xīn lǐ nán guò。

Sad means feeling upset in the heart.

Context note

伤心常用于情绪和经历。

shāng xīn cháng yòng yú qíng xù hé jīng lì。

Sad often appears with emotions and experiences.

5 examples

他很伤心
tā hěn shāng xīn。
He is very sad.
不要伤心
bú yào shāng xīn。
Don't be sad.
她听到消息后很伤心
tā tīng dào xiāo xī hòu hěn shāng xīn。
She was sad after hearing the news.
伤心的时候要说出来。
shāng xīn de shí hòu yào shuō chū lái。
When you are sad, you should say it out.
这个故事让人伤心
zhè ge gù shì ràng rén shāng xīn。
This story makes people sad.

5 mini stories

他因为朋友离开而伤心
tā yīn wèi péng yǒu lí kāi ér shāng xīn。
He was sad because his friend left.
妈妈抱着我,让我别伤心
mā ma bào zhe wǒ, ràng wǒ bié shāng xīn。
Mom hugged me and told me not to be sad.
听到坏消息,她很伤心
tīng dào huài xiāo xī, tā hěn shāng xīn。
She was sad after hearing the bad news.
伤心地低下了头。
tā shāng xīn dì dī xià le tóu。
He lowered his head sadly.
我们一起安慰伤心的同学。
wǒ men yì qǐ ān wèi shāng xīn de tóng xué。
We comforted the sad classmate together.

Mini dialogue

别伤心

A
你怎么了?看起来很伤心
Nǐ zěn me le? Kàn qǐ lái hěn shāng xīn.
What's wrong? You look very sad.
B
我的小猫丢了,我很伤心
Wǒ de xiǎo māo diū le, wǒ hěn shāng xīn.
My kitten is lost, I am very sad.

安慰朋友

A
伤心了,我们一起找找吧。
Bié shāng xīn le, wǒ men yī qǐ zhǎo zhǎo ba.
Don't be sad, let's look for it together.
B
谢谢你,有朋友安慰就不那么伤心了。
Xiè xiè nǐ, yǒu péng yǒu ān wèi jiù bù nà me shāng xīn le.
Thank you, with a friend's comfort I'm not so sad.

Related words and contrasts

similar
难过
nán guò
upset

Both mean sad; 伤心 feels a bit deeper

opposite
开心
kāi xīn
happy

开心 is the opposite of 伤心

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