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HSK 4
怜
憐
Character Breakdown (Single character)
Compound Words (20)
乞怜
qǐlián
to beg for pity
可怜
kělián
pitiful
哀怜
āilián
to feel compassion for
爱怜
àilián
to show tenderness
怜恤
liánxù
to take pity
怜惜
liánxī
to take pity on
怜爱
liánài
to have tender affection for
怜悯
liánmǐn
to take pity on
可怜虫
kěliánchóng
pitiful creature
可怜见
kěliánjiàn
(coll.) pitiable
求怜经
qiúliánjīng
Kyrie Eleison (chapter of Catholic mass)
乞哀告怜
qǐāigàolián
begging for pity and asking for help (idiom)
可怜兮兮
kěliánxīxī
miserable
可怜巴巴
kěliánbābā
pathetic
同病相怜
tóngbìngxiānglián
fellow sufferers empathize with each other (idiom); misery loves company
惜香怜玉
xīxiāngliányù
see [[憐香惜玉|怜香惜玉<liánxiāngxīyù>]]
怜香惜玉
liánxiāngxīyù
to have tender, protective feelings for the fairer sex (idiom)
由怜生爱
yóuliánshēngài
to develop love for sb out of pity for them
自艾自怜
zìàizìlián
to feel sorry for oneself
顾影自怜
gùyǐngzìlián
lit. looking at one's shadow and feeling sorry for oneself (idiom)
Metadata
- Category
- Chinese
- HSK Character Level
- 4
- Character Frequency Rank
- 1,598
- Word Frequency Rank
- 1,030 of 84,292