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bēi 悲 tòng 痛 yù 欲 jué 绝

悲痛欲绝 bēi tòng yù jué

overcome with grief; heartbroken to the point of collapse

Literally: grief pain about-to break

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Origin

Descriptive; no single source story.

How to use it

Predicate or attributive; negative, strong. Often 得知噩耗后悲痛欲绝.

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  1. 得知儿子遇难的消息，母亲悲痛欲绝，几次昏了过去。
    Dézhī érzi yùnàn de xiāoxi, mǔqīn bēi tòng yù jué, jǐ cì hūn le guòqù.
    On learning that her son had died, the mother was overcome with grief and fainted several times.
    learn son perish (particle) news, mother grief pain about-to break, several times faint (particle) over
  2. 葬礼上，悲痛欲绝的家属久久不愿离开。
    Zànglǐ shàng, bēi tòng yù jué de jiāshǔ jiǔjiǔ bù yuàn líkāi.
    At the funeral, the heartbroken family were unwilling to leave for a long time.
    funeral on, grief pain about-to break (particle) family long-long not willing leave

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