哀戚

āiqī

adjective

Meanings

1 sorrowful
2 grief-stricken
3 mournful

Characters

grief; relative

Examples

她脸上露出哀戚的神情。

Tā liǎn shàng lùchū āiqī de shénqíng.

A grief-stricken expression came over her face.

葬礼上响起哀戚的乐声。

Zànglǐ shàng xiǎngqǐ āiqī de yuèshēng.

Mournful music played at the funeral.

Tips

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哀戚 is literary and formal — used in eulogies, novels, and news writing. In everyday speech 难过 (nánguò 'sad') or 悲伤 (bēishāng 'grieving') is more natural.

Stroke Order

哀 āi

戚 qī