慰藉

wèijiè

verb #15,288

Meanings

1 to console
2 to comfort
3 consolation

Characters

to comfort; to console

to rely on; cushion

Examples

HSK 3

音乐给了她很大的慰藉。

Yīnyuè gěi le tā hěn dà de wèijiè.

Music gave her great consolation.

HSK 4

朋友的关心慰藉了他受伤的心。

Péngyou de guānxīn wèijiè le tā shòushāng de xīn.

His friends' care comforted his wounded heart.

Tips

register

慰藉 is literary and formal. In everyday speech, 安慰 is far more common for 'to comfort'.

Stroke Order

慰 wèi

藉 jiè