同情

tóngqíng

verb HSK 4 #2,780

Meanings

1 to sympathize; sympathy
2 compassion; to feel for

Characters

feeling; emotion

Literally 'same feeling' — feeling what another feels

Examples

大家都很同情他。

Dàjiā dōu hěn tóngqíng tā.

Everyone sympathizes with him.

我很同情那些受灾的人。

Wǒ hěn tóngqíng nàxiē shòuzāi de rén.

I really feel for those disaster victims.

他不需要同情，他需要帮助。

Tā bù xūyào tóngqíng, tā xūyào bāngzhù.

He doesn't need sympathy; he needs help.

Stroke Order

同 tóng

情 qíng