🇬🇧🇨🇳 heartbroken - 心碎的 : English Lesson

Meaning of "heartbroken" ("心碎的"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.

Heartbroken means feeling really, really sad, like your heart hurts on the inside, usually because something you cared about or loved ended or was taken away (like a lost pet, a broken friendship, or your favorite toy getting ruined).

Watch and listen to this English flashcard to understand the word in more detail, with an easy example sentence.

I was heartbroken when I discovered my little brother had eaten my emergency chocolate that I was saving for the end of the world.

The cat looked heartbroken when the laser dot disappeared forever under the closet door.

I was heartbroken when I realized my pet rock doesn’t actually fetch, no matter how nicely I ask.

My goldfish seemed heartbroken when I waved a pizza slice at the tank and then ate it all by myself.

A fun fact is that people can feel heartbroken over all kinds of things—lost pets, broken toys, or even canceled playdates—because our brains treat those losses like real pain.

She opened the small box and found his ring gone; she felt heartbroken, heartbroken at the empty band. On the street she sat, heartbroken, watching rain on the shop window. A neighbor called out, worried; she looked up, heartbroken but breathing. At home she placed the empty box on the table, heartbroken, then slowly folded the note and smiled.

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This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.

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