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伤感

shāng gǎn · shang gan

Traditional 傷感

HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. sad
  2. emotional
  3. sentimental
  4. pathos
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An old song

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)怎么了(zěnmele)？看起来(kànqǐlai)有点(yǒudiǎn)伤感(shānggǎn)。

    What's wrong? You look a bit wistful.

  2. Dengdeng

    这首歌(zhèshǒugē)，我(wǒ)小学(xiǎoxué)毕业时(bìyèshí)唱过(chàngguò)。

    I sang this song at my primary school graduation.

  3. Liangliang

    原来(yuánlái)是(shì)这样(zhèyàng)，听(tīng)老歌(lǎogē)就(jiù)容易(róngyì)伤感(shānggǎn)。

    I see. Old songs easily make you wistful.

  4. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)想起(xiǎngqǐ)了(le)小学(xiǎoxué)的(de)同学(tóngxué)，他(tā)现在(xiànzài)在(zài)国外(guówài)。

    I remembered my primary school classmate. He is abroad now.

  5. Liangliang

    别(bié)伤感(shānggǎn)了(le)，给(gěi)他(tā)打(dǎ)个(gè)电话(diànhuà)吧(ba)。

    Don't be wistful. Give him a call.

  6. Dengdeng

    他(tā)接(jiē)了(le)！他(tā)说(shuō)他(tā)刚好(gānghǎo)也(yě)在(zài)听(tīng)这首歌(zhèshǒugē)。

    He picked up! He says he is listening to this song right now too.

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2 examples
01

这(zhè)首(shǒu)老(lǎo)歌(gē)让(ràng)她(tā)想(xiǎng)起(qǐ)往(wǎng)事(shì)，心(xīn)里(li)有(yǒu)些(xiē)伤(shāng)感(gǎn)。

This old song made her think of the past, and she felt a little sad.

02

离(lí)别(bié)的(de)时(shí)候(hou)，他(tā)脸(liǎn)上(shàng)露(lù)出(chū)伤(shāng)感(gǎn)的(de)表(biǎo)情(qíng)。

At the time of parting, a sad expression appeared on his face.

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