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可惜

kěxī
HSK 3.0 · Level 5HSK 2.0 · Level 4

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

  1. (it's) a pity
  2. unfortunately

Stroke order

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
kě
but, however; can, may
Words with 可
可爱可能可怕可是可以可靠可乐认可
惜
xī
to cherish; to begrudge
Words with 惜
珍惜爱惜不惜怜惜惋惜