心酸

tā xīn suān luò lèi

她心酸落泪。

She felt sad and shed tears.

tā de zāo yù tīng le ràng rén xīn suān

她的遭遇听了让人心酸。

Hers is a heart-rending story.

lìng rén xīn suān

令人心酸

make somebody want to cry out of pity

wǒ gǎn dào yī zhèn xīn suān

我感到一阵心酸。

I felt a pang of grief.

wǒ xiāng xìn zhè jǐn jǐn shì chuán wén dàn zhè jǐn jǐn shì chuán wén yǐ ràng wǒ xīn suān

我相信这仅仅是传闻，但这仅仅是传闻已让我心酸。

I believe this is only hearsay, but even if this is only rumor, I have been sad.