# 怜惜 (liánxī)

In Mandarin Chinese, 怜惜 (liánxī) means “to take pity on; to feel tender toward”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to take pity on; to feel tender toward
- Pinyin: liánxī (lian2 xi1)
- Traditional: 憐惜
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 看到流浪猫，她心里十分怜惜。
  Kàndào liúlàngmāo, tā xīnlǐ shífēn liánxī.
  Seeing the stray cat, she felt great pity in her heart.

## Characters

- 怜 (lián): to pity
- 惜 (xī): to cherish; to begrudge

https://hanziro.com/word/lian-xi-take-pity-on/

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