悲欢离合

悲歡離合

bēihuānlíhé

idiom HSK 7 #93,199

Meanings

1 joys and sorrows, partings and reunions
2 the vicissitudes of life

Characters

Examples

人生充满了悲欢离合。

Rénshēng chōngmǎn le bēihuānlíhé.

Life is full of joys and sorrows, partings and reunions.

这部电影描写了一家人的悲欢离合。

Zhè bù diànyǐng miáoxiě le yī jiā rén de bēihuānlíhé.

This movie depicts the ups and downs of a family.

Tips

history

This idiom comes from Su Shi's (苏轼) famous Mid-Autumn Festival poem: 人有悲欢离合，月有阴晴圆缺 (People have sorrows and joys, partings and reunions; the moon waxes and wanes).

Stroke Order

悲 bēi

欢 huān

离 lí

合 hé