柔腸寸斷 róu cháng cùn duàn

broken-hearted (idiom)

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. broken-hearted (idiom)
  2. 2. lit. to feel as if one's intestines have been cut short

Characters

Character Meaning
柔 róu HSK 5
soft; flexible; supple
腸 cháng
intestines; old variant of 腸cháng
寸 cùn HSK 6
a unit of length; inch; thumb
斷 duàn
to cut off; to break; to snap