感慨 gǎnkǎi to sigh with sorrow, regret etc
to sigh with sorrow, regret etc; rueful; deeply moved
How to remember 感慨: 感 feel + 慨 sigh = to sigh with sorrow, regret etc.
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- To be stirred with emotion - often wistful sighing over change, loss, or the passage of time - 感慨万千 (gǎnkǎi wànqiān) filled with a thousand feelings.
- Unlike neutral 感叹 (gǎntàn, to exclaim), 感慨 leans toward rueful, reflective emotion prompted by life's turns.
- Can be verb or noun: 发出感慨 (fāchū gǎnkǎi) to voice one's feelings.