忧伤 (憂傷)
yōu shāng
Pinyin
Definition
忧伤 (憂傷)
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- distressed
- laden with grief
Character Decomposition
Idioms (20)
一则以喜,一则以忧
- 1 happy on the one hand, but worried on the other (idiom)
二虎相斗,必有一伤
- 1 lit. when two tigers fight, one is sure to be wounded (idiom)
- 2 fig. if it comes to a fight, someone will get hurt
人无远虑,必有近忧
- 1 He who gives no thought to far-flung problems soon finds suffering nearby (idiom, from Analects).
- 2 Smug concentration on the here and now will lead to future sorrow.
伤及无辜
- 1 to harm the innocent (idiom)
伤天害理
- 1 to offend Heaven and reason (idiom); bloody atrocities that cry to heaven
- 2 outrageous acts
Sample Sentences
抨击应试教育,青春的爱和痛,迷茫和忧伤,当时我觉得我也能写出好几本书来。
Attacking the exam-based education system, the love and pain of youth, feeling lost and sad – at the time, I felt like I could write more than a few books myself.