Dictionary content from CC-CEDICT

Welcome to the MDBG free online English to Chinese dictionary, the no. 1 Chinese study aid! This website offers more than just a Chinese to English and English to Chinese dictionary, it offers various tools such as: flashcards, quizzes, text annotation, Chinese text input, written Chinese and more. The MDBG dictionary is used in many schools and universities all over the world, discover why! Learn Chinese faster with MDBG!

Chinese dictionary for Windows 10

MDBG Chinese Reader is the perfect dictionary application for Microsoft Windows. Translate Chinese text and Lookup Mandarin pinyin for Chinese words easily. Just glide your mouse over the Chinese text and a pop-up window shows English translations and Mandarin pronunciations. Learn Chinese faster with MDBG!


handwriting
Auto complete input: off | on

58 results on this page.

Usage Tips
Traditional
Pīnyīn
English Definition Add a new word to the dictionary Simplified
HSK
sad; sorrowful
HSK 5
tragedy / CL: 齣|出
HSK 5
miserable / tragic
HSK 6
pessimistic
HSK 7-9
lamentable
HSK 7-9
grieved / sorrowful
HSK 7-9
joys and sorrows / partings and reunions / the vicissitudes of life
HSK 7-9
grieved / sorrowful
HSK 7-9
to bemoan the state of the universe and pity the fate of mankind
vain regrets of old age (idiom)
mercy
grieved / miserable
mercy as the guiding principle (idiom); the Buddhist teaching that nothing is valid except compassion
tragic flaw (Aristotle's hamartia)
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *悲* | 悲* | *悲
sad / sadness / sorrow / grief
the Great Compassion Mantra
mournful
grief and indignation
sorrowful / dismal
Les Misérables (1862) by Victor Hugo 維克多·雨果|维克多·雨果
extreme joy turns to sorrow (idiom); Don't celebrate too soon, things could still go wrong!
to wail with grief / plaintive cry
solemn and stirring / moving and tragic
to utter a mournful cry / wail; groan
to take pity on sb / compassionate
melancholy
sorrowful / grieved
unable to control one's grief (idiom); overwrought / overcome with sorrow / heartbroken
to bewail / to sigh mournfully / to lament
forlorn; miserable
sad / sorrowful (literary)
pitiable / sorrowful
lit. if the rabbit dies, the fox grieves (idiom); fig. to have sympathy with a like-minded person in distress
mixed feelings of grief and joy
mournful
to weep with grief
mournful
tragicomedy
bitter and sad
to bewail / to sigh mournfully / to lament
sorrow / tragic
to mourn / to grieve over sb's death
sad news; bad news
if you are lazy in your prime, you'll be sorry in your old age
phony mercy / sham benevolence / crocodile tears
not to become attached to material things, not to pity oneself
tragedy of the commons (economics)
to wail loudly and mournfully (idiom)
to try hard to suppress one's grief (idiom)
Xu Beihong (1895-1953), famous European-trained painter and influential art teacher
(Internet slang) miserable / pathetic / the pits
tragic
to choke with grief
grieved / sorrowful
to sing with solemn fervor / sad, stirring song; elegy; dirge; threnody
to sing instead of weep (idiom)
lamentations fill the roads (idiom); severe suffering all around
to turn grief into happiness (idiom)


Tip: Press the small help links to get help about an item.
© 2025 MDBG Made in Holland Made in Europe
Automated or scripted access is prohibited
Privacy and cookies