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| Pronunciation |
: |
xī |
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| Meaning |
: |
- 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. |
|
|
: |
it’s a pity; it is to be regretted; feel pity for |
| 3. |
|
|
: |
deeply regret; deplore |
| 4. |
|
|
: |
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! |
|
| 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 |
。 |
|
|
|
|
| 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 |
|
| 3. at any price / at all costs |
| bù |
xī |
yí |
qiè |
dài |
jià |
| 不 |
惜 |
一 |
切 |
代 |
价 |
|
|
|
|
| 不惜 |
: |
not hesitate; spare nothing |
| 一切 |
: |
any; all |
| 代价 |
: |
cost |
|
| 4. We must cherish the time. |
| wǒ |
men |
yào |
zhēn |
xī |
shí |
jiān |
。 |
| 我 |
们 |
要 |
珍 |
惜 |
时 |
间 |
。 |
|
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|
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| 我们 |
: |
we |
| 要 |
: |
must |
| 珍惜 |
: |
treasure |
| 时间 |
: |
time |
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