Meaning of 悲哀
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
bēi'āi
- grieved
- sorrowful
悲哀 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
她的眼神里充满了悲哀。
Her eyes were full of sadness.
Stroke order for each character
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悲 bēi · sorrow · 12 strokes
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哀 āi · sad · 9 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 悲哀.
| 悲伤 | bēishāng | sad; sorrowful |
| 悲剧 | bēijù | tragedy |
| 悲惨 | bēicǎn | miserable; tragic |
| 可悲 | kěbēi | lamentable |
| 悲痛 | bēitòng | grieved; sorrowful |
| 悲观 | bēiguān | pessimistic |
| 哀求 | āiqiú | to entreat; to implore |
| 悲欢离合 | bēihuān-líhé | joys and sorrows; partings and reunions |
| 喜怒哀乐 | xǐ-nù-āi-lè | (lit.) happiness, anger, sorrow, and joy (idiom); (fig.) emotions |
| 哀悼 | āidào | to grieve over sb's death; to lament sb's death |
| 慈悲 | cíbēi | mercy |
| 节哀顺变 | jié'āishùnbiàn | (idiom) restrain one's grief and accept what has happened (expression of condolence) |
Questions about 悲哀
What does 悲哀 mean?
悲哀 (bēi'āi) means "grieved; sorrowful" and is used as a adjective.
How do you write 悲哀?
悲哀 is made of 2 characters: 悲 (12 strokes), 哀 (9 strokes). That is 21 strokes in total.
Is 悲哀 an HSK word?
Yes. 悲哀 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.