悲不自勝 bēi bù zì shèng

overcome with sorrow

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. overcome with sorrow
  2. 2. unable to control one's grief (idiom); overwrought
  3. 3. heartbroken

Characters

Character Meaning
悲 bēi HSK 5
sad; sorrow; grief
不 bù HSK 1
not; no; (negative prefix)
自 zì HSK 3
self; oneself; from
勝 shèng
victory; victorious; to defeat