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感激涕泗 — “To be profoundly moved to tears by extreme gratitude”

感激涕泗 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be profoundly moved to tears by extreme gratitude”. To shed grateful tears. Literally, “grateful tears and nasal discharge”.

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感激涕泗 Pronunciation and Pinyin

感激涕泗 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
感
gǎn13feel, sense, perceive
激
jī16excite, stimulate, intense
涕
tì10tears or nasal discharge
泗
sì8nasal discharge or Sishui River

Example Sentence with 感激涕泗

他因为得到了大家的帮助,感激涕泗,不停地向每个人道谢。
He was so overwhelmed with gratitude for everyone's help that he shed tears and kept thanking each person.

Idioms Related to 感激涕泗

Synonyms of 感激涕泗

  • gǎn感jī激liú流tì涕shed tears of gratitude
  • gǎn感jī激tì涕líng零shed tears of deep gratitude

More idioms starting with 感

  • gǎn感rén人xīn心pí脾deeply touching and moving
  • gǎn感rén人fèi肺gān肝deeply touching and profoundly moving
  • gǎn感rén人fèi肺fǔ腑deeply moving and touching
  • gǎn感jīn今huái怀xī昔Nostalgic for the past, moved by the present
  • gǎn感jīn今sī思xī昔feel nostalgic for the past
  • gǎn感jīn今wéi惟xī昔Nostalgic for the past triggered by present events
  • gǎn感tóng同shēn身shòu受feel deeply grateful as if personally experienced
  • gǎn感tiān天dòng动dì地profoundly moving or impactful
  • gǎn感tiān天dì地,,dòng动guǐ鬼shén神profoundly touching and inspiring
  • gǎn感tiān天dì地,,qì泣guǐ鬼shén神profoundly moving or inspiring
  • gǎn感ēn恩tú图bào报grateful and seek to repay kindness
  • gǎn感ēn恩huái怀dé德cherish gratitude for kindness

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Questions about 感激涕泗

What does 感激涕泗 mean?

感激涕泗 (gǎn jī tì sì) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be profoundly moved to tears by extreme gratitude”.

How do you pronounce 感激涕泗?

感激涕泗 is pronounced gǎn jī tì sì in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 感激涕泗 literally mean?

Literally, 感激涕泗 means “grateful tears and nasal discharge”. It is used to mean “to be profoundly moved to tears by extreme gratitude”.

What is the Chinese definition of 感激涕泗?

涕:眼泪;泗:鼻涕。感激得掉下眼泪。形容极度感激

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