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bēi

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Definitions

  1. 1. sad
  2. 2. sadness
  3. 3. sorrow
  4. 4. grief

Example Sentences

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慘!
Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 13111609)

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Words Containing 悲

悲催
bēi cuī

(Internet slang) miserable

悲喜剧
bēi xǐ jù

tragicomedy

悲哽
bēi gěng

to choke with grief

悲戚
bēi qī

mournful

悲啼
bēi tí

to wail with grief

悲叹
bēi tàn

to bewail

不以物喜,不以己悲
bù yǐ wù xǐ , bù yǐ jǐ bēi

not to become attached to material things, not to pity oneself

悲惨
bēi cǎn

miserable

悲恸
bēi tòng

mournful

悲酸
bēi suān

bitter and sad

大放悲声
dà fàng bēi shēng

to wail loudly and mournfully (idiom)

可悲
kě bēi

lamentable

悲歌
bēi gē

to sing with solemn fervor

悲摧
bēi cuī

grieved

假慈悲
jiǎ cí bēi

phony mercy

悲喜交集
bēi xǐ jiāo jí

mixed feelings of grief and joy

悲歌当哭
bēi gē dàng kū

to sing instead of weep (idiom)

公地悲剧
gōng dì bēi jù

tragedy of the commons (economics)

悲痛
bēi tòng

grieved

慈悲
cí bēi

mercy

悲惨世界
bēi cǎn shì jiè

Les Misérables (1862) by Victor Hugo 維克多·雨果|维克多·雨果[wéi kè duō · yǔ guǒ]

悲不自胜
bēi bù zì shèng

unable to control one's grief (idiom); overwrought

悲声载道
bēi shēng zài dào

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

悲壮
bēi zhuàng

solemn and stirring

悲剧缺陷
bēi jù quē xiàn

tragic flaw (Aristotle's hamartia)

悲苦
bēi kǔ

forlorn

悲楚
bēi chǔ

sorrowful

悲观
bēi guān

pessimistic

慈悲为本
cí bēi wéi běn

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

悲悼
bēi dào

to mourn

乐极生悲
lè jí shēng bēi

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

悲剧
bēi jù

tragedy

悲天悯人
bēi tiān mǐn rén

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

悲怆
bēi chuàng

sorrow

悲悯
bēi mǐn

to take pity on sb

悲愤
bēi fèn

grief and indignation

悲凄
bēi qī

pitiable

悲泣
bēi qì

to weep with grief

强忍悲痛
qiáng rěn bēi tòng

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

悲伤
bēi shāng

sad; sorrowful

伤悲
shāng bēi

sad

悲恻
bēi cè

grieved

悲鸣
bēi míng

to utter a mournful cry

徐悲鸿
xú bēi hóng

Xu Beihong (1895-1953), famous European-trained painter and influential art teacher

悲剧性
bēi jù xìng

tragic

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

悲愁
bēi chóu

melancholy

悲哀
bēi āi

grieved

悲凉
bēi liáng

sorrowful

悲切
bēi qiè

mournful

转悲为喜
zhuǎn bēi wéi xǐ

to turn grief into happiness (idiom)

大悲咒
dà bēi zhòu

the Great Compassion Mantra

悲欢离合
bēi huān lí hé

joys and sorrows