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Pronunciation |
: |
xī |
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Meaning |
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- cherish; treasure. (v)
- pity; regret. (v)
- spare. (v)
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Radical |
: |
忄 |
Strokes |
: |
11 |
Traditional |
: |
惜 |
Usage |
: |
5.4% |
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Common Words / Phrases:
1. |
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it’s a pity; it is to be regretted; feel pity for |
3. |
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: |
deeply regret; deplore |
4. |
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: |
love dearly and have pity for |
5. |
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: |
be sparing of; spare; treasure; cherish |
Sentences:
1. What a shame you missed out on that job opportunity! |
cuò |
guò |
le |
nà |
gè |
gōng |
zuò |
jī |
huì |
, |
zhēn |
kě |
xī |
! |
错 |
过 |
了 |
那 |
个 |
工 |
作 |
机 |
会 |
, |
真 |
可 |
惜 |
! |
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错过 |
: |
miss |
了 |
: |
particle indicating that something has happened |
那 |
: |
that |
个 |
: |
measure word |
工作 |
: |
job |
机会 |
: |
opportunity |
真 |
: |
really |
可惜 |
: |
what a pity! |
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2. He has always wanted to visit the Five Ridges, but never had the time. |
tā |
yì |
zhí |
xiǎng |
qù |
wǔ |
lǐng |
, |
zhǐ |
kě |
xī |
méi |
shí |
jiān |
。 |
他 |
一 |
直 |
想 |
去 |
五 |
岭 |
, |
只 |
可 |
惜 |
没 |
时 |
间 |
。 |
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他 |
: |
he |
一直 |
: |
all the while; always |
想 |
: |
want to |
去 |
: |
go |
五岭 |
: |
Five Ridges |
只 |
: |
only |
只可惜 |
: |
unfortunately, but |
没 |
: |
no |
时间 |
: |
time |
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3. at any price / at all costs |
bù |
xī |
yí |
qiè |
dài |
jià |
不 |
惜 |
一 |
切 |
代 |
价 |
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不惜 |
: |
not hesitate; spare nothing |
一切 |
: |
any; all |
代价 |
: |
cost |
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4. We must cherish the time. |
wǒ |
men |
yào |
zhēn |
xī |
shí |
jiān |
。 |
我 |
们 |
要 |
珍 |
惜 |
时 |
间 |
。 |
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我们 |
: |
we |
要 |
: |
must |
珍惜 |
: |
treasure |
时间 |
: |
time |
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