同情 tóng qíng
“to sympathize with; sympathy”
verb, verb / nounHSK 4 · 2021 list level 4
新HSK等级2025 HSK 3.0 syllabus level
同情 appears in the November 2025 exam syllabus in the following numbered entry. Levels refer to the listed reading and use, not every meaning.
- Entry 3142: 同情 tóngqíng — Level 5; official annotation 5 (动). PDF page 158
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用法How to use 同情
同情 means to feel sympathy for someone who is in a bad situation, or the feeling of sympathy itself. As a verb it usually takes a person or situation as its object, as in 同情某人 or 同情某人的处境. As a noun it often appears in phrases like 表示同情.
例句Example sentences
- 听到他的故事，我很同情他。tīng dào tā de gù shì, wǒ hěn tóng qíng tā.After hearing his story, I felt very sorry for him.
- 他遇到了很大的困难，大家都很同情他。tā yù dào le hěn dà de kùn nán, dà jiā dōu hěn tóng qíng tā.He ran into big difficulties, and everyone felt sympathy for him.
- 我不需要你的同情，我只想自己解决问题。wǒ bù xū yào nǐ de tóng qíng, wǒ zhī xiǎng zì jǐ jiě jué wèn tí.I don't need your sympathy; I just want to solve the problem myself.
常见错误Common mistakes
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✗我同情你的意见。
✓我同意你的意见。
同情 means to feel sympathy for someone's misfortune, not to agree with an opinion.