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惜

xī

pity, regret, rue, begrudge

Strokes
11
Radical
心
HSK
4
Tone
1

Stroke order

Example sentences

  • 可惜这是真的。

    Kě xī zhè shì zhēn de

    It is unfortunately true.

  • 可惜我没看到这个。

    Kě xī wǒ méi kàn dào zhè ge

    What a pity that I did not see it.

  • 真是太可惜了！

    Zh nshi t i k x le

    What a pity!

  • 太可惜了！

    Tài kě xī le

    What a pity!

Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR), contributed by their community.

Words containing 惜

  • 可惜kě xī 3–1 it is a pity; what a pity; unfortunately
  • 珍惜zhēn xī 1–1 to treasure; to value; to cherish
  • 爱惜ài xī 4–1 to cherish; to treasure; to use sparingly
  • 不惜bù xī 4–1 not stint; not spare; not hesitate (to do sth); not scruple (to do sth)
  • 惋惜wǎn xī 3–1 to regret; to feel that it is a great pity; to feel sorry for sb
  • 怜惜lián xī 2–1 to take pity on; to feel tenderness toward