Learn Chinese Characters

Meaning

sad; sadness; sorrow; grief

Chinese: 悲伤。

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “bei” becomes a different word in each tone. 悲 is the 1st tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.

Stroke Order

Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.

Common Words

  • 悲剧bēi jùtragedy
  • 悲伤bēi shāngsad; sorrowful
  • 悲观bēi guānpessimistic
  • 悲哀bēi āigrieved; sorrowful
  • 悲惨bēi cǎnmiserable; tragic

Example Sentence

这部电影的结局有点儿悲伤。Zhè bù diàn yǐng de jié jú yǒu diǎnr bēi shāng.The ending of this movie is a bit sad.

zhèthisministry电影diàn yǐngmoviedeof结局jié júconclusion有点儿yǒu diǎn rslightly悲伤bēi shāngsad