惋
惜

To regret in Chinese: 惋惜 (wǎn xī)

wǎn xī

to regret

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to regret
  2. 2to feel that it is a great pity
  3. 3to feel sorry for sb

Stroke order

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惋
惜

Zhuyin

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ㄨㄢˇ

wǎn

ㄨ/ uㄢ/ anˇ/ third tone

ㄒㄧ

xī

ㄒ/ xㄧ/ i—/ first tone

Example sentences

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

  • 大家都为他的离开感到惋惜。

    dà jiā dōu wèi tā de lí kāi gǎn dào wǎn xī。

    Everyone felt sorry about his leaving.

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Related words

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

怜惜

lián xī

to take pity on

晚间

wǎn jiān

evening

晚年

wǎn nián

one's later years

晚期

wǎn qī

later period

万分

wàn fēn

very much

万古长青

wàn gǔ cháng qīng

remain fresh

万能

wàn néng

omnipotent

万万

wàn wàn

absolutely

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HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9 vocabulary list

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