悲哀
bēi āi
Pinyin

Definition

悲哀
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bēi āi
  1. grieved
  2. sorrowful

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

悲
bēi
  1. 1 sad
  2. 2 sadness
  3. 3 sorrow
  4. 4 grief
悲催
bēi cuī
  1. 1 (Internet slang) miserable
  2. 2 pathetic
  3. 3 the pits
悲伤
bēi shāng
  1. 1 sad
  2. 2 sorrowful
悲剧
bēi jù
  1. 1 tragedy
  2. 2 classifier: 出 chū
悲哀
bēi āi
  1. 1 grieved
  2. 2 sorrowful

Idioms (17)

乞哀告怜
qǐ āi gào lián
  1. 1 begging for pity and asking for help (idiom)
兔死狐悲
tù sǐ hú bēi
  1. 1 lit. if the rabbit dies, the fox grieves (idiom); fig. to have sympathy with a like-minded person in distress
哀兵必胜
āi bīng bì shèng
  1. 1 an army burning with righteous indignation is bound to win (idiom)
哀告宾服
āi gào bīn fú
  1. 1 to bring tribute as sign of submission (idiom); to submit
哀哭切齿
āi kū qiè chǐ
  1. 1 weeping and gnashing one's teeth (idiom)

Sample Sentences

阿Q正传 》 真是绝了，戏谑的背后，又有着深切的悲哀。
Āguìzhèngzhuàn 》 zhēnshì juéle ，xìxuè de bèihòu ，yòu yǒuzhe shēnqiè de bēiāi 。
''The True Story of Ah Q" really is a masterpiece. With a sharp, funny backdrop, it also tells a tragic tale.
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亲爱哒，今天情绪大大地低落，不知道是不是因为听了太多“鸡汤”故事的缘故。都说人最大的悲哀莫过于常怀能力无法企及的欲望，唉……
qīnàidā ，jīntiān qíngxù dàdà de dīluò ，bù zhīdào shìbushì yīnwèi tīng le tài duō “jītāng ”gùshi de yuángù 。dōu shuō rén zuìdà de bēiāi mòguòyú cháng huái nénglì wúfǎ qìjí de yùwàng ，ài ……
Bae, today my mood took a nosedive, I don't know if it's because I've heard too many "chicken-soup-for-the-soul" stories. They all say that the biggest tragedy for humans is that they often have ambitions that lie beyond their abilities, ah...
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