惆怅

惆悵

chóuchàng

adjective #45,004

Meanings

HSK 3

离别的时候，她心里有些惆怅。

Líbié de shíhou, tā xīnli yǒuxiē chóuchàng.

When it was time to part, she felt a little wistful.

HSK 7-9

秋天的黄昏总让人感到莫名的惆怅。

Qiūtiān de huánghūn zǒng ràng rén gǎndào mòmíng de chóuchàng.

Autumn dusk always brings a vague melancholy.

Literary, the mood of poems about parting, autumn and lost time. In speech 难过 or 失落 is more natural. Both characters carry the heart radical 忄.

惆 chóu

怅 chàng