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How do you say "sad" in Chinese?
悲
bēi
In Chinese, "sad" is 悲.
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Pronunciation
Pronounced 'bay' with rising tone, pitch ascends, sounds mournful and descending despite the rising tone.
Writing and usage
A single character with 12 strokes; contains heart radical on one side, indicating emotional sadness rather than physical pain.
Example sentence
她很悲伤。
She is very sad.
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How to remember 悲
The heart component tells you this sadness comes from the heart, deep emotion.
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- three 三 sān
- two 二 èr
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Questions about 悲
How do you say "sad" in Chinese?
In Chinese, "sad" is 悲. It is a noun.
How is 悲 written in Chinese?
A single character with 12 strokes; contains heart radical on one side, indicating emotional sadness rather than physical pain.
How is 悲 used in a sentence?
Use 悲 as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: 她很悲伤。 (She is very sad.).
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