悲 - bēi - Chinese character definition, English meaning and stroke order

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悲

bēi

Definition

sad
sadness
sorrow
grief

Character Decomposition

Related words (41)

sad; sorrowful

(Internet slang) miserable; pathetic; the pits

pitiable; sorrowful

sorrowful; dismal

mournful

tragedy

to bewail; to sigh mournfully; to lament

悲哀

bēi āi

grief; tragic; grievous; grieved; sorrow (over); sorrowful; sad; to mourn

to choke with grief

to wail with grief; plaintive cry

悲壮

bēi zhuàng

solemn and stirring; moving and tragic

sorrow; tragic

mournful

grieved; sorrowful

to take pity on sb; compassionate

悲悼

bēi dào

mourn; grieve over sb's death

miserable; tragic

melancholy

grief and indignation

mournful

grieved; miserable

sorrowful; grieved

sad melody; stirring strains; elegy; dirge; threnody; sing with solemn fervor

to weep with grief

grieved; sorrowful

pessimistic

bitter and sad

utter sad calls; lament

tragic

tragedy (movie); tragedies

tragicomedy

tragic flaw (Aristotle's hamartia)

悲喜交集

bēi xǐ jiāo jí

mixed feelings of grief and joy

悲天悯人

bēi tiān mǐn rén

to bemoan the state of the universe and pity the fate of mankind

悲欢离合

bēi huān lí hé

joys and sorrows; partings and reunions; the vicissitudes of life

伤悲

shāng bēi

sad; sorrowful (literary)

可悲

kě bēi

sad; lamentable; pathetic; pitiable; miserable; tragic

mercy

phoney mercy; sham benevolence; crocodile tears

公地悲剧

gōng dì bēi jù

tragedy of the commons (economics)

大放悲声

dà fàng bēi shēng

great release of sorrow; to burst into tears

Idioms (9)

悲不自胜

bēi bù zì shèng

unable to control one's grief (idiom); overwrought; overcome with sorrow; heartbroken

悲声载道

bēi shēng zài dào

lamentations fill the roads (idiom); severe suffering all around

悲歌当哭

bēi gē dàng kū

to sing instead of weep (idiom)

乐极生悲

lè jí shēng bēi

extreme joy turns to sorrow (idiom); Don't celebrate too soon, things could still go wrong!

兔死狐悲

tù sǐ hú bēi

(lit.) if the rabbit dies, the fox grieves (idiom); fig. to have sympathy with a like-minded person in distress

强忍悲痛

qiáng rěn bēi tòng

to try hard to suppress one's grief (idiom)

慈悲为本

cí bēi wéi běn

mercy as the guiding principle (idiom); the Buddhist teaching that nothing is valid except compassion

转悲为喜

zhuǎn bēi wéi xǐ

to turn grief into happiness (idiom)

老大徒伤悲

lǎo dà tú shāng bēi

vain regrets of old age (idiom)

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