凄
qī
Pinyin

Definition

凄
 - 
qī
  1. intense cold
  2. frigid
  3. dismal
  4. grim
  5. bleak
  6. sad
  7. mournful
  8. also written 淒|凄[qī]
凄 (淒)
 - 
qī
  1. intense cold
  2. frigid
  3. dismal
  4. grim
  5. bleak
  6. sad
  7. mournful
凄 (悽)
 - 
qī
  1. variant of 淒|凄[qī]
  2. sad
  3. mournful

Character Decomposition

Related Words (18)

凄凉
qī liáng
  1. 1 mournful
  2. 2 miserable
凄美
qī měi
  1. 1 poignant
  2. 2 sad and beautiful
凄惨
qī cǎn
  1. 1 plaintive
  2. 2 mournful
  3. 3 miserable
凄苦
qī kǔ
  1. 1 bleak
  2. 2 miserable
凄迷
qī mí
  1. 1 pained and bewildered

Idioms (1)

凄风苦雨
qī fēng kǔ yǔ
  1. 1 lit. bleak wind and icy rain (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. hardships
  3. 3 miserable circumstances

Sample Sentences

剩下的剩，女人的女，顾名思义，那就是被剩下的女人呗，听着多凄惨。感觉就是没人要了。
shèngxià de shèng ，nǚrén de nǚ ，gùmíngsīyì ，nà jiùshì bèi shèngxià de nǚrén bēi ，tīng zhe duō qīcǎn 。gǎnjué jiùshì méi rén yào le 。
"Sheng" as in leftover, and "nü" as in women, so as the name implies, it's the women who are leftover, it sounds so horrible. It feels like it's saying nobody wants them.
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这你就不懂了。我问你，你有没有看过有人跪在路边，前面摊一张纸，上面写一个很凄惨的故事，求人帮助？
zhè nǐ jiù bùdǒng le 。wǒ wèn nǐ ，nǐ yǒu méiyǒu kànguò yǒurén guì zài lùbiān ，qiánmian tān yī zhāng zhǐ ，shàngmian xiě yī ge hěn qīcǎn de gùshi ，qiúrén bāngzhù ？
You just don't understand this. I'm asking you, have you ever seen people kneeling on the side of the road with a piece of paper in front of them with a tragic story written on it, asking people to help them?
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关于东京的纪录片。这个城市真是光怪陆离。有光鲜亮丽的一面，也有阴暗凄惨的一面。
guānyú Dōngjīng de jìlù piàn 。zhè ge chéngshì zhēnshì guāngguàilùlí 。yǒu guāngxiān liànglì de yī miàn ，yě yǒu yīn àn qīcǎn de yī miàn 。
A documentary about Tokyo. This city is really fantastic. It has a bright and shiny side, but also a dark and tragic side.
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冷漠，凄清，又惆怅。
lěngmò ，qīqīng ，yòu chóuchàng 。
Cold, somber and melancholy.
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像梦一般的凄婉迷茫。
xiàng mèng yībān de qīwǎn mímáng 。
Sad and bewildering like a dream.
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嗨，谁说不是呢？可那时候“投资”得太凶，现在每天都只能吃土，再加上还是单身狗，“吃土单身狗”实在太凄凉。
hāi ，shéi shuō bùshì ne ？kě nà shíhou “tóuzī ”de tài xiōng ，xiànzài měitiān dōu zhǐnéng chī tǔ ，zài jiāshang háishì dānshēn gǒu ，“chī tǔ dānshēn gǒu ”really tài qīliáng 。
Hi, you got it! But I've "invested" too heavily. Now I'm so poor I can only eat dirt, as well as being a singleton. Being a broke singleton is really quite bleak.
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寻寻觅觅，冷冷清清，凄凄惨惨戚戚。
xúnxúnmìmì ，lěnglěngqīngqīng ，qīqīcǎncǎn qīqī 。
Endlessly searching, in the cold of desolation, a tragic tortured wretch.
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That's for sure. I think that Chaplin skillfully grasped the characteristics of his era. He used exaggerated methods to portray reality. He's given generations of audiences endless laughs. And hiding behind all the laughter, there's the desolation and loneliness of life. He resonated powerfully with his audiences.
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