sad; sorrowful; deeply grieved

A form of drama with a sad or painful ending; usually involves a protagonist facing failure or destruction; a tragic event or miserable experience in real life.

sad; tragic; deserving of pity or sorrow

miserable; tragic; sorrowful and wretched

deeply grieved; sorrowful; feeling great sadness or pain

pessimistic; lacking hope or confidence in the future; characterized by a negative outlook

deeply grieved; sorrowful; filled with agony or deep sorrow

merciful and compassionate; showing pity and benevolence

solemn and stirring; moving and tragic; grand yet sorrowful

filled with or expressing deep sadness and anger

sad or sorrowful emotions

sad and lonely; dismal; forlorn; desolate

sad; sorrowful; often used in literary contexts to express deep mourning or regret

joys and sorrows, partings and reunions; the common experiences and changing fortunes of life

to be overcome with grief; to be heartbroken to the point of collapse or death

joy and sorrow; refers to the various feelings and experiences of human life

Xu Beihong (1895-1953), a famous artist and influential teacher known for blending Chinese and Western techniques, especially his paintings of horses

(literary) deeply sorrowful; tragic; overwhelmed with grief

tragic; the quality or nature of being a tragedy

to feel compassion and pity for others; to take pity on someone

deep grief and suffering; feelings of bitterness and pain

a sad or stirring song; elegy; dirge; threnody

The melancholy or sadness induced by the desolate atmosphere of autumn.

extreme joy turns to sorrow; often used as a warning to not celebrate too early because things can still go wrong

to wail; to groan; to utter a mournful or sad cry, often used of animals or birds

mournful; extremely sorrowful and pained; heart-rending

extremely sad; mourning or grieving with deep sorrow; often implies loud sobbing or intense emotional distress

mournful; sorrowful; sad; distressed

to sigh mournfully; to bewail or lament sadly

to have feelings of sadness and happiness occur at the same time; same as [[悲喜交集|悲喜交集|bei1 xi3 jiao1 ji2]]

overcome by a sudden feeling of sadness; grief rising from within one's heart

To lament the current state of the world and feel compassion for the suffering of humanity; to feel pity for the fate of mankind.

Great mercy and compassion; originally a Buddhist term praising Buddha, now used to describe someone who is exceptionally kindhearted or charitable.

pessimist; person who has a negative outlook on life; croaker

A philosophical view or mindset that emphasizes the negative aspects of life, believing that evil and suffering outweigh good; the opposite of [[乐观主义|樂觀主義|le4 guan1 zhu3 yi4]].

to sob or cry out of deep sorrow; to weep sadly

mournful and desolate; pitiable; miserable

literally 'when the rabbit dies, the fox grieves'; describes feeling sorrow for the death or misfortune of one's own kind or a like-minded person

To regret in old age the time wasted when one was young; refers to the uselessness of feeling sorry about one's laziness or missed opportunities later in life. This is the second half of the couplet [[少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲|少壯不努力，老大徒傷悲|shao4 zhuang4 bu4 nu3 li4 lao3 da4 tu2 shang1 bei1]]

Grief and joy mixed together; a situation where one feels both sadness and happiness at the same time.

sadness and joy; the mixture of grief and happiness

to wail loudly and mournfully; to burst into loud crying from bitter crying

to sing out loudly with deep and noble emotion to express one's heroic but sorrowful feelings

to be full of grief; to nurse a sorrow deep inside; to exercise restraint over one's sadness

to wail or cry out in deep sorrow; to cry piteously

extremely sad and mournful in appearance or tone; heartrending

to mourn or grieve over someone's death

the sorrows and joys of partings and meetings; the various changes in human life and fortune

to sob or cry mournfully from deep sadness