节哀顺变

節哀順變
jié'āishùnbiàn
idiom

Meanings

  1. 1 restrain your grief and accept what has happened
  2. 2 my condolences (formal)

Examples

Tīng dào nín fùqīn qùshì de xiāoxi, qǐng jié'āi shùn biàn.
Hearing of your father's passing — please accept my condolences.
Wǒmen dōu hěn nánguò, xīwàng nín jié'āi shùn biàn.
We're all very sad — we hope you can bear the grief.

Tips

history
From 《礼记·》: 丧礼节哀 — 'mourning rites are the depth of grief; restrain sorrow, accept change.' The standard formal condolence phrase in Chinese funerary etiquette for over 2,000 years.

Stroke Order

jié
āi
shùn
biàn