verb / noun HSK 4
to sympathize with · to have compassion for · sympathy · compassion
Meaning
同情 means to feel sympathy or compassion for someone in difficulty or suffering. It expresses an emotional connection where you understand and share in another person's hardships. As a verb it means 'to sympathize with' and as a noun it means 'sympathy' or 'compassion'.
Usage
Native speakers use 同情 when expressing emotional understanding of someone's difficulties, pain, or misfortune. It carries a sincere, heartfelt tone and is commonly paired with objects like 同情他的遭遇 (sympathize with his situation). The phrase 值得同情 (deserving of sympathy) is very common.
Examples
- 01我很同情那些失去家园的人。.I deeply sympathize with those who have lost their homes.
- 02她的遭遇值得同情。.Her experience deserves sympathy.
Characters
Common collocations
- 同情心compassion, sympathy (heart)
- 值得同情deserving of sympathy
- 表示同情to express sympathy
- 深表同情to express deep sympathy
Antonyms
Origin
The word literally means 'same feeling', combining 同 (same/together) and 情 (emotion/feeling), reflecting the idea of sharing or understanding another person's emotional state.