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同情

tóng qíng · tong qing

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Meaning

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  1. to sympathize with
  2. sympathy
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Sympathy and a hike

  1. Liangliang

    这个(zhège)周末(zhōumò)我(wǒ)要(yào)加班(jiābān)。

    I have to work overtime this weekend.

  2. Dengdeng

    真(zhēn)的(de)吗(ma)？我(wǒ)很(hěn)同情(tóngqíng)你(nǐ)。

    Really? I really sympathize with you.

  3. Liangliang

    谢谢(xièxie)，你(nǐ)的(de)同情(tóngqíng)让(ràng)我(wǒ)好多了(hǎoduōle)。

    Thanks, your sympathy makes me feel much better.

  4. Dengdeng

    不过(bùguò)我(wǒ)周末(zhōumò)要(yào)去(qù)爬山(páshān)，所以(suǒyǐ)不能(bùnéng)陪(péi)你(nǐ)。

    But I am going hiking this weekend, so I cannot keep you company.

  5. Liangliang

    这(zhè)就是(jiùshì)你(nǐ)的(de)同情(tóngqíng)吗(ma)？

    Is this your sympathy?

  6. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)会(huì)带(dài)照片(zhàopiàn)回来(huílai)给(gěi)你(nǐ)看(kàn)。

    I will bring photos back for you to see.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)不(bú)是(shì)不(bù)同(tóng)情(qíng)你(nǐ)，但(dàn)我(wǒ)实(shí)在(zài)是(shì)无(wú)能(néng)为(wéi)力(lì)。

It's not that I am unsympathetic, but I am not able to help you.

Tatoeba: Chinese by nickyeow · English by blay_paul · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

听(tīng)到(dào)她(tā)的(de)遭(zāo)遇(yù)，大(dà)家(jiā)都(dōu)对(duì)她(tā)表(biǎo)示(shì)同(tóng)情(qíng)。

After hearing about her experience, everyone expressed sympathy for her.

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