难过

• 拼音: nán guò
• 汉字拆解: 难 (nán) — difficult; 过 (guò) — to pass, to get through

含义

Sad; upset; to feel bad. Describes emotional distress or sadness.

Primarily describes emotional sadness or feeling bad about something. Can also occasionally mean physically uncomfortable, though this usage is less common. Stronger than 不高兴 (unhappy) but milder than 伤心 (heartbroken).

例句

1. 听到这个消息，她很难过。
2. 别难过了，一切都会好的。
3. 考试没考好，他心里很难过。

用法指南

语境: emotion, comfort, everyday

语气: sympathetic

正确说法

• 你看起来很难过，怎么了？(You look upset — what's wrong?)
• 分手以后她一直很难过。(She's been sad ever since the breakup.)

错误说法

• 不要说'我难过你' (Don't say 我难过你 — 难过 doesn't take a direct object; say 我为你难过 or 我对这件事很难过)

起源与历史

Compound of 难 (difficult) and 过 (to pass/get through). Literally 'difficult to get through', describing an emotional state that is hard to endure.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal