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bēi

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bēi Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
bēi | bei1
English translation
sad
sadness
sorrow
grief
sorrow, sadness, grief; to be sorry

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About bēi

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Number of strokes

12

Traditional form

bēi

Contains the radical

xīn

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí

Learning hint

heart

Etymology of bēi

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

非心

Semantic compound

xīn

Phonetic compound

Fēi

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. xīn represents the meaning and Fēi represents the sound.

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Example sentences using bēi

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甚至 shènzhì 我们 wǒmen 防御战 de 战绩 zhàn jì 充满 chōngmǎn zhāo 悲惨 bēicǎn de 失败 shībài .

Even our defensive record was tragically draped in defeats.

成功 Chénggōng 无望 wú wàng , 秘书 mìshū 搀扶 chān fú zhāo lǎo 经理 jīnglǐ 悲伤 bēi shāng de 返回 fǎn huí lái .

There's no hope to succeed; the secretary is helping the old manager back sadly.

温斯顿 Wēn sī dùn ya , duì Xīn huà 根本 gēnběn méi dǒng , ” de 口气 kǒuqì 几乎 jīhū shì Mǎn dài 悲哀 bēiāi .

'You haven't a real appreciation of Newspeak, Winston,'he said almost sadly.

悲痛 bēi tòng de le hěn jiǔ .

She cried long and bitterly.

Wén Líng 去世 qùshì ,我们 wǒmen 非常 fēicháng 悲痛 bēi tòng .

We were very saddened to hear of the death of your mother.

Words with bēi

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
悲伤 bēi shāng sad悲傷
悲剧 bēi jù tragedy悲劇
bēi sad bēi
可悲 kě bēi lamentable可悲 kě bēi
悲哀 bēiāi grieved悲哀 bēiāi
悲惨 bēicǎn miserable悲慘
悲痛 bēi tòng grieved悲痛 bēi tòng
悲观 bēiguān pessimistic悲觀
慈悲 cí bēi mercy慈悲 cí bēi
悲愤 bēi fèn grief and indignation悲憤
悲壮 bēi zhuàng solemn and stirring悲壯
悲凉 bēi liáng sorrowful悲涼
伤悲 shāng bēi sad傷悲
悲剧性 bēi jù xìng tragic悲劇性
悲欢离合 bēi huān lí hé joys and sorrows悲歡離合
悲怆 bēi chuàng sorrow悲愴
徐悲鸿 Xú Bēi hóng Xu Beihong (1895-1953), famous European trained painter and influential art teacher徐悲鴻
悲鸣 bēi míng lament悲鳴
悲天悯人 bēi tiān mǐn rén to bemoan the state of the universe and pity the fate of mankind悲天憫人
悲叹 bēi tàn to bewail悲嘆
悲悯 bēi mǐn compassionate悲憫
悲恸 bēi tòng mournful悲慟
悲苦 bēi kǔ forlorn悲苦 bēi kǔ
悲歌 bēi gē sad melody悲歌 bēi gē

bēi Decomposition & Compounds

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bēi Decomposition

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bēi Compounds

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