哀悼 meaning in English

āidào

to grieve over sb's death; to lament sb's death

20 strokes

Meaning of 哀悼

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

āidào
  1. to grieve over sb's death
  2. to lament sb's death
  3. mourning

哀悼 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

汤tāng姆mǔ正zhèng在zài哀āi悼dào。
Tom is in mourning.
俄é罗luó斯sī对duì在zài人rén质zhì事shì件jiàn中zhōng牺xī牲shēng的de人rén们men表biǎo示shì哀āi悼dào。
Russia expresses regret for those lost in the hostage incident.
寡guǎ妇fù为wèi她tā的de丈zhàng夫fū哀āi悼dào了le很hěn久jiǔ。
The widow mourned her husband for a long time.

Stroke order for each character

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哀 āi · sad · 9 strokes

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悼 dào · to grieve · 11 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 哀悼.

悲哀bēi'āigrieved; sorrowful
悼念dàoniànto grieve
哀求āiqiúto entreat; to implore
追悼会zhuīdàohuìmemorial service; funeral service
喜怒哀乐xǐ-nù-āi-lè(lit.) happiness, anger, sorrow, and joy (idiom); (fig.) emotions
节哀顺变jié'āishùnbiàn(idiom) restrain one's grief and accept what has happened (expression of condolence)
哀伤āishānggrief; distress; bereavement; grieved; heartbroken; dejected
节哀jié'āito restrain one's grief (used in expressions of condolence, e.g. 請節哀|请节哀[qing3 jie2 ai1] a
悼词dàocímemorial speech; eulogy
哀嚎āiháoto wail; to cry piteously; (of a wild animal) to howl
默哀mò'āito observe a moment of silence in tribute

Questions about 哀悼

What does 哀悼 mean?

哀悼 (āidào) means "to grieve over sb's death; to lament sb's death".

How do you write 哀悼?

哀悼 is made of 2 characters: 哀 (9 strokes), 悼 (11 strokes). That is 20 strokes in total.