惜
xī
pity, regret, rue, begrudge
- Strokes
- 11
- Level
- HSK 4 · TOCFL Level 2
- Frequency
- No. 1,307
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What 惜 means
to cherish; to begrudge; to pity; Taiwan pr. [xi2]
Ideographic: To feel 忄 for the past 昔; 昔 also provides the pronunciation
Words with 惜
- 可惜kě xīit is a pity; what a pity; unfortunately
- 珍惜zhēn xīto treasure; to value; to cherish
- 不惜bù xīnot stint; not spare; not hesitate (to do sth); not scruple (to do sth)
- 惋惜wǎn xīto regret; to feel that it is a great pity; to feel sorry for sb
- 爱惜ài xīto cherish; to treasure; to use sparingly
- 休惜xiū xīrecess
- 惜别xī biéreluctant to part
- 惜命xī mìngto be mindful of one's health and safety
- 惜才xī cáito have an appreciation for talent in another person
- 惜福xī fúto appreciate one's good fortune
- 怜惜lián xīto take pity on; to feel tenderness toward
- 疼惜téng xīto cherish; to dote on
惜 in a sentence
kě xī zhè shì zhēn de 。
It is unfortunately true.
wǒ bì xū bù xī yí qiè dài jià bāng zhù tā 。
I must help her at any cost.
wǒ men yīng gāi bù xī dài jià bì miǎn zhàn zhēng 。
We must avoid war at all cost.
duì yú wǒ men lái shuō ài xī hé chuān shì hěn zhòng yào de 。
It is very important for us to love a river.
wǒ zhì jīn hái zhēn xī nǐ shí nián qián gěi wǒ de xiàng liàn 。
I still cherish the necklace you gave me ten years ago.