What does 沉痛 mean in Chinese?

沉痛 (chén tòng) means "grief; remorse; deep in sorrow; bitter (anguish); profound (condolences)" in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 沉痛?

沉痛 is pronounced "chén tòng" in Mandarin Chinese. It is made up of 2 syllables.

沉痛 is not part of the HSK vocabulary lists. It may be a specialized or advanced word.

沉痛 is made up of the characters 沉, 痛. Each character has its own meaning and can appear in other words.

You can practice writing 沉痛 using our stroke order tool.

沉痛

chén tòng

grief; remorse; deep in sorrow; bitter (anguish)

我们对他的去世表示沉痛哀悼。

Wǒmen duì tā de qùshì biǎoshì chéntòng āidào

We express profound mourning for his passing

沉痛 is not on the HSK 2.0 lists or the new exam syllabus.

Not on the HSK lists

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