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The topic for this post is how to say SAD in Chinese. The Chinese word for SAD can be expressed in many ways. You can say SAD in Chinese as 悲伤 Bēi shāng， 心酸 xīn suān， 悲痛 bēi tong， 生不如死 shēng bù rú sǐ， 难过 nán guò， 伤心 shāng xīn etc.
In this post, we will concentrate on 12 different ways to say SAD in Chinese. The Chinese words for SAD listed here can be written and spoken language.
12 ways to say SAD in Chinese
难过 Nán guò
The Chinese word 难过 means feeling uncomfortable or unhappy. It can be used as an adjective and verb. The English equivalent of 难 is difficult and 过 is to pass or go over.
和女朋友分手后他感到很难过。
hé nǚ péngyǒu fēn shǒu hòu tā gǎn dào hěn nán guò.
He felt sad after breaking up with his girlfriend.
nan guo
伤心 shāng xīn
伤心 is a spoken language. The Chinese word 伤心 is to express unhappiness when experiencing misfortune or unsatisfactory things. It can be used as an adjective and verb. The Chinese to English translation of 伤 is hurt or injured. So, 伤心 literally means the heart is hurt or injured.
心爱的小狗不见了他非常的伤心。
Xīn ài de xiǎo gǒu bù jiàn le tā fēi cháng de shāng xīn.
He is very sad when he lost his beloved dog.
shang xin
不开心 Bù kāi xīn
不开心 is a very commonly used Chinese word in daily conversation. The Chinese to English translation of 不开心 is not happy or unhappy.
孩子考试不及格妈妈很不开心。
Hái zi kǎo shì bù jí gé mā ma hěn bù kāi xīn.
The mother was very unhappy (sad) that her child failed the exam.
bu kai xin
不是滋味 bú shì zī wèi
This Chinese phrase is colloquial. Unless you have studied the Chinese language for sometimes, you might not be able to understand the underlying meaning of this Chinese word. This Chinese phrase literally means no taste. But actual meaning is about the feeling of a person.
他被好朋友欺骗后心里很不是滋味。
Tā bèi hǎo péng yǒu qī piàn hòu xīn lǐ hěn bú shì zī wèi.
He was very upset after being deceived by his best friend.
bu shi zhi wei
不想活了 Bù xiǎng huó le
A spoken language in Chinese to mean not wanting to live anymore.
她如果离开我，我也不想活了。
tā rú guǒ lí kāi wǒ, wǒ yě bù xiǎng huó le.
If she leaves me, I also don’t want to live anymore.
bu xiang huo le
心如刀割 Xīn rú dāo gē
This is a Chinese idiom expressing extreme pain or sadness. This word in Chinese literally means feel as if a knife was piercing one’s heart
儿子在学校被同学欺负，母亲感到心如刀割。
Ér zi zài xué xiào bèi tóngxué qī fù, mǔ qīn gǎn dào xīn rú dāo gē.
Mother was extremely sad knowing that the son was bullied in school.
xin ru dao ge
闷闷不乐 Mèn mèn bù lè
The Chinese word 闷 means bored, depressed, stuffy etc. 不乐 is the English equivalent of not happy. So the Chinese to English translation of this Chinese word 闷闷不乐 is upset or depressed.
自从他的狗不见了，彼得一直闷闷不乐。
Zì cóng tā de gǒu bù jiàn le, bǐdé yī zhí mèn mèn bù lè.
Peter has been feeling depressed since he lost his dog.
men men bu le
心碎了 Xīn suì le
The Chinese word 心 is heart and 碎 is broken. 了 is a Chinese completed action marker to mean already. This Chinese words literally mean heart broke already.
女儿死后，她心都碎了。
Nǚ ér sǐ hòu, tā xīn dōu suì le.
Her heart broke when her daughter passed away.
xin sui le
生不如死 Shēng bù rú sǐ
This is a Chinese idiom expressing extreme sadness. The Chinese word 生 is to live, 不如 is not as good as or would be better to and 死 is to die. This Chinese phrase means would be better to die than to live.
这种生活真的是生不如死。
Zhè zhǒng shēng huó zhēn de shì shēng bù rú sǐ.
This life is like a living hell.
sheng bu ru si
痛苦 tòng kǔ
The Chinese to English translation of this Chinese word is physically and mentally feeling pain or unhappy. This Chinese phrase is both a written and spoken language. The Chinese word 痛 is the English equivalent for pain. Whereas, 苦 in English is hardship. This Chinese phrase literally means painful hardship.
生意失败后，他们过着痛苦的生活。
Shēng yì shī bài hòu, tā men guò zhe tòngkǔ de shēng huó.
After the business failed, they lived a miserable life.
tong ku
心情不好 xīn qíng bù hǎo
The Chinese words 心情 in English means mood. And, 不好 is not good. This Chinese phrase literally means mood not good.
她心情不好时就想哭。
tā xīn qíng bù hǎo shí jiù xiǎng kū.
She wants to cry when she is upset.
xin qing bu hao
不快乐 bù kuài lè
As you may already know, the Chinese word 不 is no or not. 快乐 on the other hand is happy. Thus, the Chinese to English translation of 不快乐 is not happy.
她有一个不快乐的童年。
tā yǒu yī gè bù kuài lè de tóngnián
She had an unhappy childhood.
bu kuai le
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