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伤心

shāng xīn · shang xin

Traditional 傷心

HSK 3Old HSK 4

Meaning

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  1. to grieve
  2. to be broken-hearted
  3. to feel deeply hurt
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Our team lost again

  1. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)怎么(zěnme)了(le)？看起来(kànqǐlai)很(hěn)伤心(shāngxīn)。

    What is wrong? You look sad.

  2. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)的(de)足球队(zúqiúduì)又(yòu)输(shū)了(le)，我(wǒ)很(hěn)伤心(shāngxīn)。

    My football team lost again. I am sad.

  3. Dengdeng

    别(bié)伤心(shāngxīn)，你(nǐ)的(de)队(duì)有(yǒu)两个(liǎnggè)新(xīn)队员(duìyuán)。

    Do not be sad. Your team has two new players.

  4. Liangliang

    真(zhēn)的(de)吗(ma)？

    Really?

  5. Dengdeng

    对(duì)，可是(kěshì)他们(tāmen)还(hái)没(méi)学会(xuéhuì)踢球(tīqiú)。

    Yes, but they have not learned to play yet.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

听(tīng)到(dào)这(zhè)个(ge)消(xiāo)息(xi)，她(tā)很(hěn)伤(shāng)心(xīn)。

Hearing this news, she was very sad.

02

别(bié)伤(shāng)心(xīn)了(le)，一(yí)切(qiè)都(dōu)会(huì)好(hǎo)起(qǐ)来(lái)的(de)。

Don't be sad; everything will get better.

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伤
shāng

to injure; injury

心
xīn

heart; mind

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