哀婉

āiwǎn

adjective #78,736

Meanings

HSK 7-9

远处传来一阵哀婉的笛声。

Yuǎnchù chuánlái yízhèn āiwǎn de díshēng.

The plaintive sound of a flute drifted from afar.

HSK 7-9

这首歌旋律哀婉，很多人听了都忍不住流泪。

Zhè shǒu gē xuánlǜ āiwǎn, hěnduō rén tīng le dōu rěnbuzhù liúlèi.

The song's melody is so plaintive that many people can't hold back tears when they hear it.

usage

哀婉 is for songs, music, poems and voices. 哀 is sorrow and 婉 is soft and indirect, so the grief is quiet rather than loud. Compare 悲壮, sad but heroic.

哀 āi

婉 wǎn