难过

難過

nánguò

adjective HSK 2 #1,677

Meanings

Literally 'hard to get through' - emotionally painful.

HSK 1

别难过了，会好起来的。

Bié nánguò le, huì hǎo qǐlái de.

Don't be sad, things will get better.

HSK 1

考试没考好，他很难过。

Kǎoshì méi kǎo hǎo, tā hěn nánguò.

He didn't do well on the exam and feels bad about it.

HSK 2

她很难过，因为猫生病了。

Tā hěn nánguò, yīnwèi māo shēngbìng le.

She's very sad because her cat is sick.

usage

难过 is the most common word for 'sad' in daily Chinese. Compare: 伤心 (shāngxīn) is more intense, 难过 is more general.

grammar

日子难过 = life is hard / days are hard to get through - here 难过 uses its literal meaning.

难 nán

过 guò