感激涕零 — “To be extremely grateful and moved to tears”
感激涕零 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be extremely grateful and moved to tears”. To shed tears of deep gratitude. Literally, “tears falling from gratitude”.
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感激涕零 Pronunciation and Pinyin
- 感gǎn
- 激jī
- 涕tì
- 零líng
感激涕零 Character Breakdown
Example Sentence with 感激涕零
得到邻居的热心帮助后，她感激涕零，连连道谢。
After receiving warm help from her neighbor, she was moved to tears by gratitude and repeatedly expressed her thanks.
Origin and Story of 感激涕零
In 814 AD, after Wu Shaoyin, the military governor of Huaixi, died, his son Wu Yuanji failed to inherit his father's position. He then led his army in rebellion, burning, killing, and plundering.
Prime Minister Pei Du led an army to suppress the revolt. Li Shuo volunteered to take on the crucial task of quelling the Huaixi rebellion. He led his cavalry to attack Wu Yuanji's stronghold and captured him alive.
The common people were so grateful to the imperial army that they shed tears.
Idioms Related to 感激涕零
Antonyms of 感激涕零
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huái怀dé德cherish gratitude for kindness
Questions about 感激涕零
- What does 感激涕零 mean?
- 感激涕零 (gǎn jī tì líng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be extremely grateful and moved to tears”.
- How do you pronounce 感激涕零?
- 感激涕零 is pronounced gǎn jī tì líng in Mandarin Chinese.
- What does 感激涕零 literally mean?
- Literally, 感激涕零 means “tears falling from gratitude”. It is used to mean “to be extremely grateful and moved to tears”.
- Where does 感激涕零 come from?
- 感激涕零 comes from a classical Chinese story dating back to ancient China. The full story is on this page.
- What is the Chinese definition of 感激涕零?
- 涕：眼泪；零：落。因感激而流泪。形容极度感激。