怜
惜

To take pity on in Chinese: 怜惜 (lián xī)

lián xī

to take pity on

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 憐惜1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to take pity on
  2. 2to feel tenderness toward

Stroke order

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怜
惜

Zhuyin

This word’s pronunciation in Bopomofo.

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ㄌㄧㄢˊ

lián

ㄌ/ lㄧ/ iㄢ/ anˊ/ second tone

ㄒㄧ

xī

ㄒ/ xㄧ/ i—/ first tone

Simplified & traditional

怜惜

Simplified

憐惜

Traditional

Example sentences

See 怜惜 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 看着这只受伤的小猫，她心生怜惜。

    kàn zhe zhè zhī shòu shāng de xiǎo māo， tā xīn shēng lián xī。

    Looking at the injured kitten, she felt a wave of tenderness.

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Related words

可怜

kě lián

pitiful

可惜

kě xī

it is a pity

爱惜

ài xī

to cherish

珍惜

zhēn xī

to treasure

不惜

bù xī

not stint

惋惜

wǎn xī

to regret

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