悲 bēi
- Strokes
- 12
- Radical
- 心 — heart
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
悲哀
bēi'āi
sad; sorrowful; sorrow
Characters in this word
哀 āi
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 口 — mouth
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 最悲哀的是，许多人明知制度有缺陷，却早已失去改变它的勇气。 Zuì bēi'āi de shì, xǔduō rén míngzhī zhìdù yǒu quēxiàn, què zǎo yǐ shīqù gǎibiàn tā de yǒngqì. The saddest thing is that many people know the system is flawed but have long since lost the courage to change it.
- 听到这个消息，她心里涌起一阵说不出的悲哀。 Tīngdào zhè ge xiāoxi, tā xīn lǐ yǒng qǐ yí zhèn shuō bù chū de bēi'āi. Hearing the news, she felt a wave of sorrow she couldn't put into words.
- 他的眼神里带着深深的悲哀，什么也没说。 Tā de yǎnshén lǐ dài zhe shēnshēn de bēi'āi, shénme yě méi shuō. There was deep sorrow in his eyes, and he said nothing.
Related words
- 悲剧 bēijù tragedy
- 悲伤 bēishāng sad
- 悲观 bēiguān pessimistic
- 悲惨 bēicǎn miserable; tragic
- 悲欢离合 bēihuānlíhé joys and sorrows; partings and reunions
- 悲痛 bēitòng deeply sorrowful; grief-stricken
- 可悲 kěbēi lamentable; sad
- 哀求 āiqiú to implore; to beg pitifully
- 喜怒哀乐 xǐnù'āilè joy, anger, sorrow and happiness; emotions
- 愁眉苦脸 chóuméikǔliǎn to look worried; to pull a long face
- 垂头丧气 chuítóusàngqì downcast; dejected; crestfallen
- 惨 cǎn miserable; tragic; severe