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惜
xī
1. to cherish
2. to begrudge
3. to pity
4. Taiwan pr. <xí>
Common • Top 11% ✏️ 11 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

惜
xī
pity, regret; to rue; to begrudge
HSK 4 11 丶

Compound Words (20)

不惜
bùxī
not stint
HSK 6
爱惜
àixī
to cherish
HSK 5
怜惜
liánxī
to take pity on
珍惜
zhēnxī
to treasure
HSK 5
疼惜
téngxī
to cherish
痛惜
tòngxī
to lament
顾惜
gùxī
to take loving care of
体惜
tǐxī
to empathize
休惜
xiūxī
recess
可惜
kěxī
it is a pity
HSK 4
吝惜
lìnxī
to stint
叹惜
tànxī
sigh of regret
惋惜
wǎnxī
to regret
HSK 6
惜别
xībié
reluctant to part
惜福
xīfú
to appreciate one's good fortune
惜寸阴
xīcùnyīn
to cherish every moment
惜香怜玉
xīxiāngliányù
see [[憐香惜玉|怜香惜玉<liánxiāngxīyù>]]
惺惺相惜
xīngxīngxiāngxī
see [[惺惺惜惺惺<xīngxīngxīxīngxīng>]]
怜香惜玉
liánxiāngxīyù
to have tender, protective feelings for the fairer sex (idiom)
不惜血本
bùxīxuèběn
to spare no effort

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
4
Character Frequency Rank
1,511
Word Frequency Rank
9,313 of 84,292

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