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可惜
kěxī
1. it is a pity
2. what a pity
3. unfortunately
HSK 4 Very Common • Top 2%

Character Breakdown

可
kě
may, can, -able; possibly
HSK 2 5 丶
惜
xī
pity, regret; to rue; to begrudge
HSK 4 11 丶

Compound Words (1)

食之无味，弃之可惜
shízhīwúwèi,qìzhīkěxī
lit. to be hardly worth eating, but it would still be a pity to discard it (idiom)

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Chinese
Word Frequency Rank
1,876 of 84,292