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HSK 7-9
  1. lit. you can sing or you can cry (idiom); fig. deeply moving
  2. happy and sad
  3. inspiring and tragic
Generated definitions (experimental)
  1. deeply moving
  2. This idiom describes something that evokes strong emotional responses, whether joy or sorrow. It's often used in the context of art, literature, or experiences that touch people's hearts.
  3. happy and sad
  4. It reflects experiences or art forms that blend feelings of happiness and sadness together, creating a complex emotional landscape.
  5. inspiring and tragic
  6. This meaning emphasizes the duality of experiences that can uplift yet also evoke sorrow, highlighting the beauty and pain of life.
Generated collocations (experimental)
a deeply moving storyemotions that are both inspiring and tragica moving experiencemusic that evokes strong feelingsa moment that is both poignant and touchingpoems that are profoundly movinga love that is both inspiring and heartbreakinga performance that leaves a strong emotional impacta history that stirs deep emotionsa scene that is beautiful yet tragic