Grieved in Chinese: 痛心 (tòng xīn)

tòng xīn

grieved

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1grieved
  2. 2pained

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Zhuyin

This word’s pronunciation in Bopomofo.

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ㄊㄨㄥˋ

tòng

/ t/ u/ engˋ/ fourth tone

ㄒㄧㄣ

xīn

/ x/ i/ en/ first tone

Example sentences

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  • 看到孩子受伤,母亲非常痛心。

    kàn dào hái zi shòu shāng, mǔ qīn fēi cháng tòng xīn。

    Seeing the child injured, the mother was deeply grieved.

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