难过

難過
nán guò
HSK 3
feel sorry, be grieved
adjective

Example Sentences

我今天感到很难过。
wǒ jīntiān gǎndào hěn nánguò 。
I feel very sad today.
她因为失去了一只宠物而感到难过。
tā yīnwèi shīqù le yīzhī chǒngwù ér gǎndào nánguò 。
She felt sad because she lost a pet.
听到这个消息，我感到很难过。
tīngdào zhègè xiāoxī ， wǒ gǎndào hěn nánguò 。
I felt very sad to hear this news.

Individual Characters

HSK 3
难nán
difficult (to...), problem
HSK 2
过guò
to pass (time), to celebrate (a holiday)

Words with similar meanings

悲伤bēishāng
sorrowful
A more intense feeling of sadness, often used in serious contexts.
忧伤yōushāng
melancholic
A deeper and more reflective form of sadness, often implying a sense of longing.

Words Starting With 难

难受nán shòu
to feel unwell; to suffer pain; to be difficult to bear
难道nán dào
don't tell me ...; could it be that...?
难怪nán guài
(it's) no wonder (that...); (it's) not surprising (that)
难看nán kàn
ugly; unsightly
难免nán miǎn
hard to avoid; difficult to escape from

Words Ending With 过

经过jīng guò
to pass; to go through; process; course
不过bù guò
only; merely; no more than; but; however; anyway (to get back to a previous topic)
超过chāo guò
to surpass; to exceed; to outstrip
通过tōng guò
by means of; through; via; to pass through; to get through; to adopt; to pass (a bill); to switch over
度过dù guò
spend; pass

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