黯然神伤

黯然神傷

ànrán-shénshāng

idiom #48,339

Meanings

HSK 3

听到这个坏消息，她黯然神伤。

Tīngdào zhège huài xiāoxi, tā ànránshénshāng.

Hearing the bad news, she grew gloomy and heartbroken.

HSK 7-9

他望着空荡荡的房间，黯然神伤。

Tā wàng zhe kōngdàngdàng de fángjiān, ànránshénshāng.

He looked at the empty room, sinking into melancholy.

HSK 7-9

想起逝去的亲人，他不禁黯然神伤。

Xiǎngqǐ shìqù de qīnrén, tā bùjīn ànránshénshāng.

Thinking of his departed loved ones, he couldn't help feeling sorrowful.

usage

More literary than 难过. Describes a quiet, inward sadness rather than loud grief - often used in narrative prose.

黯 àn

然 rán

神 shén

伤 shāng