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怜惜 (lián xī): Meaning, Examples & Usage

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怜惜 (lián xī): Pity / Feel sorry for (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

怜惜 consists of 2 characters.

to pity, to feel compassion for

to cherish, to regret, to spare

How to Use 怜惜 in Sentences

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

Adverb + Verbwith懂得

dǒng懂

de得

lián怜

xī惜

neutral

know how to cherish and pity

Noun + Modifierwith情

lián怜

xī惜

zhī之

qíng情

Adjective + Nounwith无限

wú无

xiàn限

lián怜

xī惜

Verb + Objectwith心生

xīn心

shēng生

lián怜

xī惜

Example Sentences with 怜惜

mā妈

mā妈

lián怜

xī惜

dì地

mō摸

le了

formal

Written

feelings of pity and tenderness

formal

Written

boundless pity and tenderness

formal

feel pity and tenderness

mō摸

xiǎo小

māo猫

de的

tóu头

。

Mom gently stroked the kitten's head with pity.

kàn看

dào到

tā他

nà那

fù副

pí疲

bèi惫

bù不

kān堪

de的

yàng样

zi子

，

wǒ我

bù不

jīn禁

xīn心

shēng生

lián怜

xī惜

。

Seeing his utterly exhausted appearance, I couldn't help but feel pity for him.

duì对

yú于

lì历

shǐ史

bēi悲

jù剧

zhōng中

de的

wú无

gū辜

shòu受

hài害

zhě者

，

wǒ我

men们

yīng应

dāng当

bào抱

yǒu有

shēn深

qiè切

de的

lián怜

xī惜

。

We should hold deep pity for the innocent victims in historical tragedies.

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kàn看

dào到

péng朋

yǒu友

shēng生

bìng病

le了

，

wǒ我

hěn很

lián怜

xī惜

tā他

。

Seeing my friend sick, I feel pity for him.

nǐ你

nán难

dào道

bù不

lián怜

xī惜

nà那

xiē些

yīn因

tā她

cóng从

bù不

lián怜

xī惜

nà那

xiē些

shì试

tú图

tā他

lián怜

xī惜

nà那

xiē些

wú无

jiā家

kě可

guī归

jǐn尽

guǎn管

tā他

fàn犯

le了

cuò错

，

dàn但

kǎo考

lǜ

zhàn战

zhēng争

ér而

liú流

lí离

shī失

suǒ所

de的

ér儿

tóng童

ma吗

？

Don't you feel sorry for the children displaced by war?

lì利

yòng用

tā她

shàn善

liáng良

de的

rén人

。

She never pities those who try to take advantage of her kindness.

de的

rén人

，

jīng经

cháng常

qù去

bāng帮

zhù助

tā他

men们

。

He pities those who are homeless and often goes to help them.

虑

dào到

tā他

de的

chéng成

zhǎng长

bèi背

jǐng景

，

dà大

jiā家

hái还

shì是

duì对

tā他

chǎn产

shēng生

le了

lián怜

xī惜

。

Although he made a mistake, considering his upbringing, everyone still felt pity for him.

Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 怜惜.

Words with 怜

可怜kě liánHSK 4
怜悯lián mǐn

Words with 惜

可惜kě xīHSK 4
爱惜ài xīHSK 5
不惜bù xī
惋惜wǎn xī
珍惜zhēn xī