kě​lián HSK5

pitiful

可怜 (可憐) kě​lián
pitiful verb
deserving of pity, sympathy, or compassion; pathetic

This stray cat looks very pitiful.

pity verb
to feel compassion or sorrow for someone's misfortune

需要可怜

xū​yào kě​lián .

You don't need to pity me.

Frequency

Movie subtitles
102.2 per million appears in 34% of films
Written text
42.0 per million

Details

HSK 2.0
Level 4
HSK 3.0
Level 5

Sources

Definitions
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