致哀

zhìāi

verb #29,723

Meanings

Quánguó rénmín xiàng yùnànzhě jiāshǔ zhìāi.

People across the country expressed their condolences to the families of the victims.

Zǒngtǒng xìalìng jiàng bàn qí, yǐ zhìāi dàoniàn.

The president ordered flags to be flown at half-mast to express mourning.

usage

致哀 is formal and used in official or public contexts (funerals, national tragedies). In everyday speech, 表示哀悼 (biǎoshì āidào) is more common.

致 zhì

哀 āi