# 惋惜 (wǎnxī)

In Mandarin Chinese, 惋惜 (wǎnxī) means “to regret; to feel pity for”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to regret; to feel pity for
- Pinyin: wǎnxī (wan3 xi1)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 大家都为他的离开感到惋惜。
  Dàjiā dōu wèi tā de líkāi gǎndào wǎnxī.
  Everyone felt regret over his departure.

## Characters

- 惋 (wǎn): to sigh in regret or pity; Taiwan pr. [wan4]
- 惜 (xī): to cherish; to begrudge

https://hanziro.com/word/wan-xi-regret/

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