🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

心碎

Pronunciation / Transliteration: xīn suì

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Heartache/ˈhɑːr.teɪk/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"这段感情的结束给她带来了无尽的心碎。"

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As noun
  1. 1

    Emotional grief or anguish; deep sorrow.

    "She experienced deep heartache after the sudden end of her relationship."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'heartache' is derived from the combination of 'heart', originating from Old English 'heorte', and 'ache', from Old English 'æce', meaning pain or distress. The term evolved in the English language to describe emotional suffering, particularly related to love or loss, during the late Middle Ages.

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