难过

Meaning(adjective)

to feel sad; to feel unwell; (of life) to be difficult

Examples

• 听到这个消息，她很难过。

  tīng dào zhè ge xiāo xī, tā hěn nán guò.

  She was very sad to hear the news.

• 别难过了，下次会更好。

  bié nán guò le, xià cì huì gèng hǎo.

  Don't be sad, next time will be better.

• 朋友要回国了，我心里很难过。

  péng you yào huí guó le, wǒ xīn lǐ hěn nán guò.

  My friend is going home and I feel really sad.

Easily confused

• 难受 — 难过 leans toward emotional sadness; 难受 leans toward physical discomfort, though it can be emotional too.

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