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伤心 (shāngxīn) — how to say "sad" in Chinese
伤心
Sad, heartbroken
adjective
Character composition
伤
to wound
心
heart
Radicals / Keys
心
Heart
#61 · xīn · 4 strokes
人
Man
#9 · rén · 2 strokes
Synonyms
Collocations
感到伤心
gǎndào shāngxīn
feel sad
伤心地哭
shāngxīn de kū
cry sadly
Examples
听到自己养了十年的小狗去世的消息，她伤心地哭了好几天，一直无法接受这个事实。
Hearing the news that her little dog she had kept for ten years had passed away, she cried sadly for several days and couldn't accept this fact.
别伤心。
Don't be sad.
Frequently asked questions
Sad in Chinese translation
"sad" in Chinese is 伤心 (shāngxīn).
伤心 meaning in English
伤心 (shāngxīn) means "Sad, heartbroken".
Sad in Mandarin pinyin
It is pronounced shāngxīn (written as shangxin). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
How do you write "sad" in Chinese characters?
It is written 伤心: 伤 has 6 strokes, 心 has 4 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order of each character and lets you trace it.
What HSK level is 伤心?
伤心 belongs to the HSK 4 vocabulary list.
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