悲 bēi
- Strokes
- 12
- Radical
- 心 — heart
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
悲欢离合
bēihuānlíhé
joys and sorrows; partings and reunions
Characters in this word
欢 huān
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 欠 — to lack, to owe
离 lí
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 禸 — rump
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
Example phrases
- 戏台上演的是一家人的悲欢离合，台下的观众看得入了迷。 Xìtái shang yǎn de shì yì jiārén de bēihuān líhé, táixià de guānzhòng kàn de rù le mí. The stage play shows a family's joys and sorrows, and the audience below is completely absorbed.
- 人生总有悲欢离合，重要的是学会面对。 Rénshēng zǒng yǒu bēihuān líhé, zhòngyào de shì xuéhuì miànduì. Life always has its joys and sorrows, partings and reunions; what matters is learning to face them.
- 车站每天都在上演悲欢离合，有人重逢，有人告别。 Chēzhàn měi tiān dōu zài shàngyǎn bēihuān líhé, yǒu rén chóngféng, yǒu rén gàobié. Every day the station sees partings and reunions, some people meeting again, others saying goodbye.
Related words
- 悲剧 bēijù tragedy
- 悲伤 bēishāng sad
- 悲观 bēiguān pessimistic
- 悲哀 bēi'āi sad; sorrowful; sorrow
- 悲惨 bēicǎn miserable; tragic
- 悲痛 bēitòng deeply sorrowful; grief-stricken
- 可悲 kěbēi lamentable; sad
- 喜欢 xǐhuan to like
- 欢迎 huānyíng to welcome
- 欢乐 huānlè joyful; joy
- 欢呼 huānhū to cheer; to acclaim
- 欢聚 huānjù to gather joyfully; to reunite happily