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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
xī | xi1
English translation
to cherish
to begrudge
to pity
Taiwan pr. [xí]
pity, regret; to rue; to begrudge

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Number of strokes

11

Traditional form

Contains the radical

xīn

Part of speech

Name of a person / 人名 rén míng Rénmíng

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To feel  xīn for the past  also provides the pronunciation

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Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

忄昔

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可惜 kěxī bāng le de máng .

It is to be regretted that I can't help you.

" zhēn shì yǒu 胆量 dǎn liàng de 姑娘 gūniang , " 托尼 shuì , " zhǐ 可惜 kěxī mìng tài le , qiáo 居然 jūrán 牺牲 xīshēng le .

'she's a spunky girl,' said Tony, " and it's rotten luck for her, Joe getting killed.

由于 yóuyú 天长日久 tiān cháng rì jiǔ 爱惜 àixī de 使用 shǐyòng , Jué dōu 有些 yǒu xiē 磨损 mó sǔn , zhuàng le .

The corners are somewhat smashed and broken by long, rough usage.

好好儿 hǎo hāo r Zhī diū le , zhēn 可惜 kěxī !

What a pity to have lost such a nice pen!

帮官老爷 lǎo ye dōu shì jìng Shén de 先生 Xiānsheng , 可惜 kěxī 慈悲 cí bēi xīn tài chóng —— zhè 可是 kěshì zhēn shì , ” ...

" The magistrates are God - fearing gentlemen, but merciful overmuch -- that is a truth, " added a third autumnal matron.

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
可惜 kěxī it is a pity可惜 kěxī
珍惜 zhēnxī to treasure珍惜 zhēnxī
不惜 bùxī not stint不惜 bùxī
to cherish
惋惜 wǎnxī to regret惋惜 wǎnxī
爱惜 àixī to cherish愛惜
怜惜 lián xī to take pity on憐惜
痛惜 tòng xī to lament痛惜 tòng xī
吝惜 lìn xī to stint吝惜 lìn xī
惺惺相惜 xīng xīng xiāng xī to sympathize with one another惺惺相惜 xīng xīng xiāng xī
疼惜 téng xī to cherish疼惜 téng xī
怜香惜玉 lián xiāng xī yù to have tender, protective feelings for the fairer sex (idiom)憐香惜玉
惜别 xī bié reluctant to part惜別
叹惜 tàn xī sigh of regret嘆惜
顾惜 gù xī to value顧惜
惺惺惜惺惺 xīng xīng xī xīng xīng to sympathize with one another惺惺惜惺惺 xīng xīng xī xīng xīng
体惜 tǐ xī to empathize體惜
悯惜 mǐn xī to feel compassion for憫惜
惜香怜玉 xī xiāng lián yù to have tender, protective feelings for the fairer sex (idiom)惜香憐玉

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