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可悲

可悲 (kě bēi): Pitiful / lamentable (Adjective) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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2.

Character Breakdown

可悲 consists of 2 characters.

can, may; to approve, to permit

sorrow, sadness, grief

Word Info

Pinyinkě bēi

MeaningPitiful / lamentable

Characters2

HSK 2.0—

HSK 3.0Level 7-9

SyntaxAdjective

Word可悲

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Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 可悲.

Words with 可

可以kě yǐHSK 2
可能kě néngHSK 2
可爱kě àiHSK 3
可怜kě liánHSK 4
可惜kě xīHSK 4
可是kě shìHSK 4
可怕kě pàHSK 5
可见kě jiànHSK 5

Words with 悲

悲观bēi guānHSK 5
悲伤bēi shāngHSK 6
悲剧bēi jùHSK 6
悲哀bēi āiHSK 6
悲惨bēi cǎnHSK 6
悲痛bēi tòngHSK 7-9
悲欢离合bēi huān lí héHSK 7-9
悲悯

bēi mǐn

3.

How to Use 可悲 in Sentences

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

Verb + Complementwith觉得

jué觉

de得

kě可

bēi悲

neutral

feel pitiful

Adverb + Adjectivewith非常

fēi非

cháng常

kě可

bēi悲

Adjective + Nounwith人

kě可

bēi悲

de的

rén人

Idiomwith可叹

kě可

bēi悲

kě可

tàn叹

4.

Example Sentences with 可悲

tā他

diū丢

le了

qián钱

bāo包

，

zhēn真

kě可

neutral

extremely tragic

neutral

pitiful person

formal

Written

pitiful and lamentable

bēi悲

。

He lost his wallet, which is really sad.

tā他

gù固

zhí执

jǐ己

jiàn见

，

jù拒

jué绝

jiē接

shòu受

rèn任

hé何

jiàn建

yì议

，

zhè这

zhǒng种

tài态

dù度

shí实

zài在

kě可

bēi悲

。

He is stubborn and refuses to accept any advice; such an attitude is truly lamentable.

nán难

dào道

nǐ你

bù不

jué觉

de得

，

wèi为

le了

jīn金

qián钱

ér而

xī牺

shēng牲

jiàn健

kāng康

shì是

kě可

bēi悲

de的

ma吗

？

Don't you think it's pitiful to sacrifice health for money?

kàn看

dào到

nà那

xiē些

bèi被

yí遗

qì弃

de的

xiǎo小

dòng动

wù物

，

wǒ我

jué觉

de得

hěn很

kě可

bēi悲

。

Seeing those abandoned little animals makes me feel very sad.

tā他

cóng从

wèi未

yì意

shí识

dào到

zì自

jǐ己

de的

cuò错

wù误

，

zhè这

fēi非

dàn但

bù不

kě可

bēi悲

，

fǎn反

ér而

lìng令

rén人

dān担

yōu忧

。

He never realizes his mistakes; this is not pitiful but rather worrying.

zài在

xìn信

xī息

shí时

dài代

，

rén人

men们

què却

yīn因

quē缺

fá乏

gōu沟

tōng通

ér而

shū疏

yuǎn远

，

zhè这

zhēn真

shì是

kě可

bēi悲

de的

xiàn现

xiàng象

。

In the information age, people drift apart due to lack of communication, which is a truly lamentable phenomenon.

tā他

yī一

shēng生

dōu都

zài在

zhuī追

qiú求

míng名

lì利

，

què却

hū忽

lüè略

le了

jiā家

rén人

de的

gǎn感

shòu受

，

zhè这

zhēn真

shì是

kě可

bēi悲

。

He spent his whole life chasing fame and fortune, but neglected the feelings of his family, which is truly sad.

tā她

zǒng总

shì是

bào抱

yuàn怨

shēng生

huó活

，

què却

cóng从

bù不

cǎi采

qǔ取

xíng行

dòng动

gǎi改

biàn变

，

zhè这

ràng让

wǒ我

jué觉

de得

kě可

bēi悲

。

She always complains about life but never takes action to change it, which I find pitiful.