深切

• Pinyin: shēn qiè
• Hanzi breakdown: 深 = 氵component (water going deep — profound); 切 = 七 + 刀 (blade cutting close — sincere, pressing)

Meaning

Deep and sincere; heartfelt; keenly and profoundly felt; expressed with genuine depth of emotion or understanding.

Used to describe sincere condolences, profound understanding, or deeply felt emotions. Common collocations: 深切悼念 (deepest condolences), 深切感受 (to feel deeply), 深切理解 (to understand profoundly). Frequent in formal expressions of sympathy or commemoration.

Examples

1. 全体员工对不幸离世的同事表示深切的哀悼与惋惜。 All employees expressed their heartfelt condolences and deep regret over the colleague’s untimely passing.
2. 通过这次亲身经历，她对贫困地区孩子们的处境有了深切的感受。 Through this firsthand experience, she developed a deeply felt understanding of the situation of children in impoverished areas.
3. 领导人发表声明，向灾区遇难者家属表达了深切的慰问。 The leader issued a statement expressing heartfelt condolences to the families of those who died in the disaster area.

Usage Guide

Context: condolences, commemoration, diplomacy, emotional

Tone: solemn

Do Say

• 我们对逝者的家属表示深切的慰问，希望他们能早日走出悲痛。(We extend our heartfelt condolences to the families of the deceased, hoping they can emerge from their grief soon.)
• 他在演讲中深切地表达了对支持者们长期付出的感激之情。(In his speech, he expressed deeply sincere gratitude for the sustained dedication of his supporters.)

Don't Say

• 深切地吃饭 — 深切 describes emotional or intellectual depth, not physical actions; do not use with routine everyday activities

Origin & History

深 (deep, profound) + 切 (sincere, urgent, close)

Cultural Context

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal