Definition

Examples

• 听到这个沉痛的消息，大家都很难过。
  Tīng dào zhège chén tòng de xiāoxi, dàjiā dōu hěn nánguò.
  Hearing this deeply saddening news, everyone was very upset.
• 这次事故给了我们一个沉痛的教训。
  Zhè cì shìgù gěi le wǒmen yí gè chén tòng de jiàoxùn.
  This accident gave us a bitter lesson.
• 他沉痛地低下了头，一句话也说不出来。
  Tā chén tòng de dī xià le tóu, yí jù huà yě shuō bù chūlái.
  He lowered his head in deep sorrow, unable to say a word.