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可惜

kě xī
HSK 2.0 Level 4 HSK 3.0 Level 5

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Definitions

  1. 1. it is a pity
  2. 2. what a pity
  3. 3. unfortunately

Example Sentences

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可惜 ！
Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 13275104)
可惜 。
Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 13275107)
好 可惜 。
Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 2303090)

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Words Containing 可惜

食之无味，弃之可惜
shí zhī wú wèi , qì zhī kě xī

lit. to be hardly worth eating, but it would still be a pity to discard it (idiom)

Child Words of 可惜

惜
xī

to cherish

可
kě

can