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感傷

简感伤 · 繁感傷

Mandarin · pinyin gǎn shāng

sad
downhearted
sentimental
pathos
melancholy

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感: gǎn · feel, perceive, emotion
傷: shāng · wound, injury; fall ill from
伤: shāng · wound, injury; fall ill from

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3–1 · gan3 shang1

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adj

sad (because of being moved); sentimental; melancholic

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