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悲喜交加 — “To be overwhelmed with mixed feelings of grief and joy”

悲喜交加 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be overwhelmed with mixed feelings of grief and joy”. To have one's feelings a mixture of sorrow and happiness. Literally, “grief and joy intermingled”.

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悲喜交加 Pronunciation and Pinyin

悲喜交加 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
悲
bēi12sadness, grief, or pity
喜
xǐ12happy, joyful, like, prefer
交
jiāo6hand over, cross, interact
加
jiā5to add, increase, or apply

Example Sentence with 悲喜交加

得知失散多年的家人终于找到了,他不禁悲喜交加
He couldn't help but feel a mixture of grief and joy upon learning that his long-lost family members had finally been found.

Idioms Related to 悲喜交加

Synonyms of 悲喜交加

  • bēi悲xǐ喜jiāo交jí集overwhelmed with mixed emotions of joy and sorrow

More idioms starting with 悲

  • bēi悲bù不zì自shèng胜overwhelmed by sorrow
  • bēi悲cóng从zhōng中lái来overcome with sorrow
  • bēi悲xǐ喜jiāo交qiè切mixed feelings of grief and joy
  • bēi悲xǐ喜jiāo交bìng并mixed feelings of joy and sorrow
  • bēi悲xǐ喜jiāo交zhì至mixed feelings of joy and sorrow
  • bēi悲xǐ喜jiān兼jí集mixed feelings of joy and sorrow
  • bēi悲shēng声zài载dào道Mournful cries filling the roads
  • bēi悲tiān天mǐn悯rén人lament the world, pity humanity
  • bēi悲chóu愁chuí垂tì涕to shed tears from deep sorrow
  • bēi悲fèn愤tián填yīng膺filled with grief and indignation
  • bēi悲huān欢hé合sàn散joys and sorrows, partings and reunions

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What does 悲喜交加 mean?

悲喜交加 (bēi xǐ jiāo jiā) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be overwhelmed with mixed feelings of grief and joy”.

How do you pronounce 悲喜交加?

悲喜交加 is pronounced bēi xǐ jiāo jiā in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 悲喜交加 literally mean?

Literally, 悲喜交加 means “grief and joy intermingled”. It is used to mean “to be overwhelmed with mixed feelings of grief and joy”.

What is the Chinese definition of 悲喜交加?

交加:聚集。悲伤和喜悦的心情交织在一起

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