同病相怜 tóng bìng xiāng lián

fellow sufferers feel for each other

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 24538th word

Definitions

  1. 1. fellow sufferers empathize with each other (idiom); misery loves company

Characters

Character Meaning
同 tóng HSK 1
same; together; with
病 bìng HSK 2
to fall ill; illness; disease
相 xiāng HSK 3
each other; one another; mutually
怜 lián HSK 4
to pity