"她的妹妹看起来很难过。"

Translation: Her younger sister looks upset.

[Hedwigechouette]

"her little sister looks very upset" was rejected but should be accepted

[BrendanKav1]

I agree. Little sister is the same as younger sister. It even sounds more natural.

[sherlock757847]

But our English teacher used to tell us if it doesn't really matter, just using sister will be okay

[Karoliina765050]

Chinese specifies an older/younger sibling, so just 'sister' probably isn't quite enough.

[jdwalker13]

难过is closer to sad, because upset can be similar to angry and this does not reflect that usage

[Rk5I3]

I agree. When I got this word for the first time, the hint was "upset" and I had two adjectives in the word bank: sad and salty. I almost went for "salty" because "sad" wasn't angry enough. :D

[Lanouille333160]

难过 = sad

[bogvin]

What about the gender of "ta". I answered 他 and it was marked wrong. The 'correct' gender is 她。Imagine knowing which one was correct after listening without any further clues!!!

[maddisondawnfaye]

I have always taken "难过" to mean "sad"...

[L.Zhen]

“Upset” in Chinese includes unhappy不開心、disappointed失望、worried擔憂, I think they can together be translated in "心煩意亂”. And 難過 should equal "sad".

[DestinationVoid]

My dictonary says 难过 means 'sad', not 'upset'.

[Fabrikos]

The listening test should also accept 他的妹妹。

[Karoliina765050]

'Her little sister is looking upset' was rejected and corrected to 'her little sister looked upset'. The present continuous tense should be accepted, as particularly when we are guessing someone's feelings based on their face expression, it is very likely that the face expression is happening at the moment.

Also, can the sentence mean both present and past tense in this very form?

[yukcMqS8]

I'm sick of duolingo. Please hire native English speakers to check translations. Little sister has the same meaning as younger sister.

[NinjaPanderbear]

I could be wrong but I think these are done mostly via volunteer work. Don't like it then contribute instead of complaining about an amazing free service

[jim140738]

so... how do you know if it is "upset" or "sad"

[VioletBarr2]

Little sister should be accepted in replacement of younger sister. It sounds more natural.

[KarenECase]

In other sentences in this lesson 难过 meant "sad." Therefore, "her younger sister looks sad" should be accepted here. Is there a reason why "upset" is a better translation for this phrase?

[BjornNorby]

I agree with you. When I checked my dictionary, "sad" was the only translation given, not upset.