# 可悲 (kěbēi)

In Mandarin Chinese, 可悲 (kěbēi) means “sad; lamentable; pathetic”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: sad; lamentable; pathetic
- Pinyin: kěbēi (ke3 bei1)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 失去独立思考能力很可悲。
  Shīqù dúlì sīkǎo nénglì hěn kěbēi.
  Losing the ability to think for oneself is sad.

## Characters

- [可](https://hanziro.com/word/ke-but-however/) (kě): but, however; can, may
- 悲 (bēi): sad; sadness

https://hanziro.com/word/ke-bei-sad/

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