伤
感

Sad in Chinese: 伤感 (shāng gǎn)

shāng gǎn

sad

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 傷感1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1sad
  2. 2emotional
  3. 3sentimental
  4. 4pathos

Stroke order

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伤
感

Zhuyin

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ㄕㄤ

shāng

ㄕ/ shㄤ/ ang—/ first tone

ㄍㄢˇ

gǎn

ㄍ/ gㄢ/ anˇ/ third tone

Simplified & traditional

伤感

Simplified

傷感

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 听到这首老歌,她有些伤感。

    tīng dào zhè shǒu lǎo gē, tā yǒu xiē shāng gǎn。

    Hearing this old song made her a little sentimental.

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Related words

伤

shāng

to injure

感

gǎn

to feel

感冒

gǎn mào

to catch cold

感动

gǎn dòng

to move (sb)

感觉

gǎn jué

feeling

感情

gǎn qíng

emotion

感谢

gǎn xiè

(express) thanks

伤心

shāng xīn

to grieve

感激

gǎn jī

to be grateful

感受

gǎn shòu

to sense

感想

gǎn xiǎng

impressions

受伤

shòu shāng

to sustain injuries

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