bēi shāng
sad; sorrowful
我很悲伤，因为我失去了我的工作。
wǒ hěn bēishāng, yīnwèi wǒ shīqùle wǒ de gōngzuò.
I am very sad because I lost my job.
他很悲伤，因为他失去了他的妻子。
tā hěn bēishāng, yīnwèi tã shīqùle tã de qīzi.
He is very sad because he lost his wife.
他们很悲伤，因为他们失去了他们的孩子。
tāmen hěn bēishāng, yīnwèi tāmen shīqùle tāmen de háizi.
They are very sad because they lost their child.
高兴 (gāo xìng)
happy
快乐 (kuài lè)
joyful
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The Chinese word 悲伤 (bēishāng) for "sadness" or "grief" is composed of two characters: 悲 (bēi) and 伤 (shāng). The character 悲 originally meant "to cry" or "to weep", and it is often used in combination with other characters to express emotions such as sadness, sorrow, or grief. The character 伤 originally meant "to injure" or "to hurt", and it is often used in combination with other characters to express physical or emotional pain. When these two characters are combined to form the word 悲伤, they create a powerful expression of deep sadness or grief.
