形影相弔 xíng yǐng xiāng diào

extremely sad and lonely

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. extremely sad and lonely
  2. 2. with only body and shadow to comfort each other (idiom)

Characters

Character Meaning
形 xíng HSK 5
shape; form; to appear
影 yǐng HSK 1
shadow; image; movie
相 xiāng HSK 3
each other; one another; mutually
弔 diào
to hang up; to suspend; to condole with