痛心疾首 tòng xīn jí shǒu

to grieve and lament (over sth); bitter and hateful (idiom)

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 43768th word

Definitions

  1. 1. to grieve and lament (over sth)
  2. 2. bitter and hateful (idiom)

Characters

Character Meaning
痛 tòng HSK 5
pain; ache; sorrow
心 xīn HSK 3
heart; mind; intention
疾 jí HSK 6
disease; sickness; swift
首 shǒu HSK 4
first (occasion, thing etc); head; chief