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The Chinese word tongqing - 同情 - tóngqíng
(sympathy in Chinese)
Phonetic script (Hanyu Pinyin)
tóngqíng
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English translations
sympathy, to sympathize,
compassion, pity, to feel sorry for somebody, fellow feeling
Chinese characters:
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The traditional Chinese characters of tóngqíng are identical with the modern (simplified) characters displayed above.
Chinese Pinyin example sentence with 同情 ( tongqing / tóngqíng ) ⓘWriting in Pinyin
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If you cannot use Chinese characters, it is preferable to use the Pinyin with tones. Only use the Pinyin without tones if there's no other option (e.g. writing a text message from/to a mobile phone that doesn't support special characters such as ā, í, ǒ, ù).
Before using this Pinyin example sentence, consider that Chinese characters should always be your first choice in written communication.
If you cannot use Chinese characters, it is preferable to use the Pinyin with tones. Only use the Pinyin without tones if there's no other option (e.g. writing a text message from/to a mobile phone that doesn't support special characters such as ā, í, ǒ, ù).
Wo hen tongqing ta de zaoyu.
Wǒ hěn tóngqíng tā de zāoyù.– English translation: I really sympathise with what happened to him.
Tags and additional information
(Meaning of individual characters, character components etc.)
alike | feeling
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