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

HSK 2.0Level 4

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2.

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3.

Character Breakdown

可 • kě • can, may; to approve, to permit

kě可

can, may; to approve, to permit

Word Info

Pinyinkě xī

Meaningit's a pity

Characters2

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惜 • xī • to cherish, to regret, to spare

xī惜

to cherish, to regret, to spare

HSK 4 Words

More vocabulary at the same HSK level as 可惜.

国籍guó jínationality
公里gōng lǐkilometre
发生fā shēnghappen
保护bǎo hùprotection; to protect
并且bìng qiěand
符合fú hétally with; accord with
合格hé géqualified
方法fāng fǎmethod
减肥jiǎn féito lose weight
爱情ài qíngromantic love
按照àn zhàoaccording to
导游dǎo yóulead a site-seeing tour

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Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 可惜.

Words with 可

可以kě yǐcan; may
可能kě néngperhaps; possibly
可爱kě àilovely; loveable
可怜

kě lián

pitiful; to have pity on

可是kě shìbut

可怕kě pàfrightening; dreadful

可见kě jiànit is thus clear that; visible; visual

可靠kě kàoreliable; dependable; trustworthy

Words with 惜

爱惜ài xīvalue; cherish; treasure
珍惜zhēn xītreasure; value; cherish
不惜bù xīnot spare; not hestitate
惋惜wǎn xīfeel sorry for somebody or about something; to pity
怜惜lián xīPity / Feel sorry for
惺惺相惜xīngxīng xiāng xīto sympathize with each other; to cherish each other

4.

How to Use 可惜 in Sentences

Adjective + Nounwith事

kě可

xī惜

de的

shì事

neutral

a regrettable thing

Adverb + Adjectivewith真

zhēn真

kě可

xī惜

Verb + Objectwith感到

gǎn感

dào到

kě可

xī惜

Adverb + Adjective + Particlewith太

tài太

kě可

xī惜

le了

5.

Example Sentences with 可惜

zhè这

ge个

píng苹

guǒ果

huài坏

le了

neutral

what a pity

neutral

feel regretful

informal

Spoken

such a shame

，

zhēn真

kě可

xī惜

。

This apple is rotten, what a pity.

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.

zhè这

me么

hǎo好

de的

jī机

huì会

，

nǐ你

nán难

dào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?

suī虽

rán然

méi没

néng能

huò获

jiǎng奖

，

dàn但

wǒ我

yì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.

nà那

jiā家

cān餐

tīng厅

de的

cài菜

hěn很

hǎo好

chī吃

，

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.