# 可惜 (kěxī)

In Mandarin Chinese, 可惜 (kěxī) means “(it's) a pity; unfortunately”. It is part of the HSK 5 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: (it's) a pity; unfortunately
- Pinyin: kěxī (ke3 xi1)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 5
- HSK 2.0 · Level 4

## Examples

- 可惜你昨天没能来参加聚会。
  Kěxī nǐ zuótiān méi néng lái cānjiā jùhuì.
  What a pity you couldn't come to the party yesterday.

## Characters

- [可](https://hanziro.com/word/ke-but-however/) (kě): but, however; can, may
- 惜 (xī): to cherish; to begrudge

https://hanziro.com/word/ke-xi-pity/

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