Hanziro

All HSK 3.0 Level 7–9 words

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

  1. to regret
  2. to feel pity for

Stroke order

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
Words with 惜