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可怜 (kě lián): Meaning, Examples & Usage | HSK 4

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可怜 (kě lián): Pitiful (Adjective) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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可怜 consists of 2 characters.

can, may; to approve, to permit

to pity, to feel compassion for

How to Use 可怜 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 可怜 with other words naturally.

Adjective + Nounwith孩子

kě可

lián怜

de的

hái孩

zi子

neutral

pitiful child

Adverb + Adjectivewith很

hěn很

kě可

lián怜

neutral

very pitiful

Verb + Adjectivewith觉得

jué觉

de得

kě可

lián怜

Adverb + Adjective + Particlewith太

tài太

kě可

lián怜

le了

Example Sentences with 可怜

zhè这

zhǐ只

xiǎo小

māo猫

hěn很

kě可

lián怜

neutral

feel sorry for

informal

Spoken

too pitiful

。

This little cat is very pitiful.

Nà那

zhī只

wú无

jiā家

kě可

guī归

de的

xiǎo小

gǒu狗

kàn看

qǐ起

lai来

hěn很

kě可

lián怜

。

That homeless little dog looks very pitiful.

tā他

shī失

yè业

hòu后

shēng生

huó活

jié拮

jū据

，

què确

shí实

zhí值

dé得

kě可

lián怜

。

After losing his job, he lives in poverty and is truly pitiable.

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nǐ你

nán难

dào道

bù不

jué觉

de得

nà那

ge个

bèi被

wù误

jiě解

de的

hái孩

zi子

hěn很

kě可

lián怜

ma吗

？

Don't you think that misunderstood child is pitiful?

tā他

diū丢

le了

qián钱

bāo包

，

zhēn真

kě可

lián怜

wǒ我

bìng并

bù不

kě可

lián怜

tā他

，

yīn因

wèi为

kàn看

dào到

nà那

xiē些

bèi被

yí遗

qì弃

de的

chǒng宠

wù

kàn看

dào到

nà那

xiē些

wú无

jiā家

kě可

guī归

de的

rén

suī虽

rán然

chǔ处

jìng境

jiān艰

nán难

，

dàn但

tā他

jù

。

He lost his wallet, how pitiful.

zhè

这

shì是

tā他

zì自

jǐ己

de的

xuǎn选

zé择

zào造

chéng成

de的

。

I don't pity him at all, because this situation resulted from his own choices.

物

，

tā她

zǒng总

shì是

xīn心

shēng生

kě可

lián怜

。

Seeing those abandoned pets, she always feels pity in her heart.

人

，

wǒ我

jué觉

de得

tā他

men们

hěn很

kě可

lián怜

。

Seeing those homeless people, I feel they are very pitiful.

拒

jué绝

jiē接

shòu受

bié别

rén人

de的

kě可

lián怜

yǔ与

shī施

shě舍

。

Although in a difficult situation, he refuses to accept others' pity and charity.

HSK 4 Words

More vocabulary at the same HSK level as 可怜.

乘坐chéng zuòto ride (in a vehicle)
教育jiào yùeducation
负责fù zéresponsible for
部分bù fenpart; section; portion
诚实chéng shíhonest
打印dǎ yìnprint
否则fǒu zéif not
鼓励gǔ lìencourage
价格jià géprice
观众guān zhòngaudience
果汁guǒ zhīfruit juice
得意dé yìproud of oneself

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Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 可怜.

Words with 可

可以kě yǐHSK 2
可能kě néngHSK 2
可爱kě àiHSK 3
可惜kě xīHSK 4
可是kě shìHSK 4
即可jí kě
可乐kě lè

Words with 怜

怜悯lián mǐn
怜惜lián xī