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哀 āi

sad, mournful, pitiful; to pity; to grieve

Strokes
9
Level
HSK 6
Radical
口
Type
Picto-phonetic
Made of 衣口 ⿻衣口

Memory hint: mouth

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  1. 这真是一件令人悲哀的事。
    Zhè zhēnshi yí jiàn lìng rén bēi'āi de shì.
    This is truly a sad thing.
    this really-is one (measure) make person sad (particle) matter
  2. 你为什么这么悲哀？
    Nǐ wèishénme zhème bēi'āi?
    Why are you so sad?
    you why so sad
  3. 别再沉浸在悲哀里了，向前看吧。
    Bié zài chénjìn zài bēi'āi lǐ le, xiàng qián kàn ba.
    Don't stay immersed in sorrow anymore, look forward.
    don't again immerse at sad in (particle), toward front look (suggestion)
  4. 他脸上没有一丝悲哀的神情。
    Tā liǎn shàng méiyǒu yì sī bēi'āi de shénqíng.
    There wasn't a trace of sorrow on his face.
    he face on not-have one trace sad (particle) expression
  5. 在葬礼上，全家人都沉浸在深深的悲哀之中。
    Zài zànglǐ shàng, quán jiārén dōu chénjìn zài shēnshēn de bēi'āi zhī zhōng.
    At the funeral, the whole family was immersed in deep sorrow.
    at funeral on, whole family all immerse at deep (particle) sad (particle) in

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