Today’s word of the day is: 悲 (bēi) which means ‘sad’. Let’s practice by making different words, phrases and sentences with 悲 (bēi).
悲观 (bēi guān) Pessimistic
The first word is 悲观 (bēi guān) which means pessimistic. Let’s look at each character of this word, 悲 means sad and 观 means view. A way of using it in a sentence is: 你是一个悲观的人吗？(Nǐ shì yīgè bēiguān de rén ma?) Are you a pessimistic person?
悲痛 (bēi tòng) Grief
Another word we can create with 悲 (bēi) is 悲痛 (bēi tòng). This means grief. Let’s again look at each character of this word, 悲 means sad and 痛 means hurt. A way of using it in a sentence is 那件事发生了之后，她一直沉默在悲痛当中。(Nà jiàn shì fā shēng le zhīhòu, tā yīzhí chénmò zài bēitòng dāngzhōng.) After that incident happened, she has been silently grieving.
悲剧 (bēi jù) Tragedy
Finally we can create the word 悲剧 (bēi jù) which means tragedy. A way of using it in a sentence is 莎士比亚的麦克白是一部悲剧。(Shāshìbǐyà de màikè bái shì yī bù bēijù.) Shakespeare’s Macbeth is a tragedy.