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哀而不伤

āiérbùshāng

Traditional: 哀而不傷

deeply felt but not mawkish (idiom)

Character Breakdown

哀
āi
sad, mournful, pitiful; to pity; to grieve
HSK 6
而
ér
and, and then, and yet; but
HSK 3
不
bù
no, not, un-; negative prefix
HSK 1
伤
shāng
to injure, to harm; wound, injury; to fall ill
HSK 4

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