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可惜 (kě xī): It's a pity (Adjective) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

可惜 consists of 2 characters.
kě
可
can, may; to approve, to permit
xī
惜
to cherish, to regret, to spare

How to Use 可惜 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 可惜 with other words naturally.
Adjective + Nounwith事
kě可
xī惜
de的
shì事
neutral
a regrettable thing
Adverb + Adjectivewith真
zhēn真
kě可
xī惜
neutral
what a pity
Verb + Objectwith感到
gǎn感
dào到
kě可
xī惜
Adverb + Adjective + Particlewith太
tài太
kě可
xī惜
le了

Example Sentences with 可惜

zhè这
ge个
píng苹
guǒ果
huài坏
le了
,
neutral
feel regretful
informal
Spoken
such a shame
zhēn
真
kě可
xī惜
。
This apple is rotten, what a pity.
tā他
méi没
lái来
cān参
jiā加
jù聚
huì会
,
zhēn真
kě可
xī惜
。
It's a real pity that he didn't come to the party.
zhè这
cì次
zhǎn展
lǎn览
de的
mén门
piào票
yǐ已
jīng经
shòu售
qìng罄
le了
,
zhēn真
kě可
xī惜
。
The tickets for this exhibition are already sold out, what a pity.
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guì贵
gōng公
sī司
wèi未
néng能
cān参
yù与
cǐ此
cì次
hé合
zuò作
,
wǒ我
men们
gǎn感
dào到
fēi非
cháng常
kě可
xī惜
。
We feel it is a great pity that your company was unable to participate in this cooperation.
tā他
cuò错
guò过
le了
nà那
chǎng场
jīng精
cǎi彩
de的
bǐ
zhè这
me么
hǎo好
de的
jī机
huì会
,
nǐ你
nán难
dào
suī虽
rán然
méi没
néng能
huò获
jiǎng奖
,
dàn但
wǒ我
yì
tā她
běn本
lái来
kě可
yǐ以
kǎo考
shàng上
nà那
suǒ所
hǎo
nà那
jiā家
cān餐
tīng厅
de的
cài菜
hěn很
hǎo好
chī吃
比
sài赛
,
tài太
kě可
xī惜
le了
。
He missed that exciting game, it's such a shame.
道
bù不
jué觉
de得
kě可
xī惜
ma吗
?
Don't you think it's a pity to miss such a great opportunity?
一
diǎn点
yě也
bù不
jué觉
de得
kě可
xī惜
。
Although I didn't win the prize, I don't feel it's a pity at all.
好
dà大
xué学
,
kě可
xī惜
zuì最
hòu后
yīn因
wèi为
jǐn紧
zhāng张
fā发
huī挥
shī失
cháng常
。
She could have been admitted to that good university, but unfortunately she performed poorly due to nervousness in the end.
,
kě可
xī惜
jiù就
shì是
wèi位
zhì置
yǒu有
diǎn点
piān偏
。
The food at that restaurant is delicious, but it's a pity that the location is a bit remote.

HSK 4 Words

More vocabulary at the same HSK level as 可惜.

  • 表示biǎo shìexpress; indicate
  • 结果jiēguǒresult; outcome; fruit
  • 放松fàng sōngto relax; slacken; loosen
  • 按照àn zhàoaccording to
  • 错误cuò wùerror; mistake
  • 参观cān guānto visit (a place; a museum; etc.)
  • 当时dāng shíat that time
  • 记者jì zhějournalist
  • 对面duì miànopposite
  • 合适hé shìsuitable
  • 紧张jǐn zhāngnervous; anxious
  • 高速公路gāo sù gōng lùexpressway; motorway; freeway
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Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 可惜.

Words with 可
  • 可以kě yǐHSK 2
  • 可能kě néngHSK 2
  • 可爱kě àiHSK 3
  • 可怜kě liánHSK 4
  • 可是kě shìHSK 4
  • 即可jí kě
  • 可乐kě lè
可信kě xìn
Words with 惜
  • 爱惜ài xīHSK 5
  • 不惜bù xī
  • 怜惜lián xī
  • 惋惜wǎn xī
  • 珍惜zhēn xī