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悲欢聚散
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悲欢聚散

悲欢聚散 — “The joys and sorrows, partings and reunions of human life”

悲欢聚散 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “the joys and sorrows, partings and reunions of human life”. The vicissitudes of life. Literally, “sorrows, joys, reunion, separation”.

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悲欢聚散 Pronunciation and Pinyin

悲欢聚散 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
悲
bēi12sadness, grief, or pity
欢
huān6Joyful and fond
聚
jù14gather, assemble, collect
散
sàn12scatter, disperse, or break up

Example Sentence with 悲欢聚散

人生在世,谁也免不了要经历各种悲欢聚散。
In life, no one can avoid experiencing all sorts of joys and sorrows, partings and reunions.

Idioms Related to 悲欢聚散

Synonyms of 悲欢聚散

  • bēi悲huān欢hé合sàn散joys and sorrows, partings and reunions
  • bēi悲huān欢lí离hé合joys and sorrows of partings and reunions

Antonyms of 悲欢聚散

  • píng平dàn淡wú无qí奇plain and unremarkable

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jiā加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jiāo交jí集overwhelmed with mixed emotions 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

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Questions about 悲欢聚散

What does 悲欢聚散 mean?

悲欢聚散 (bēi huān jù sàn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “the joys and sorrows, partings and reunions of human life”.

How do you pronounce 悲欢聚散?

悲欢聚散 is pronounced bēi huān jù sàn in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 悲欢聚散 literally mean?

Literally, 悲欢聚散 means “sorrows, joys, reunion, separation”. It is used to mean “the joys and sorrows, partings and reunions of human life”.

What is the Chinese definition of 悲欢聚散?

悲:悲哀;欢:欢乐;聚:团聚;散:离散。泛指人世间悲与欢、聚与散的遭遇和心情

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