- 可怜虫 kěliánchóng wretcha person who is in a miserable or pitiful state
- 可怜巴巴 kěliánbābā pitifullooking extremely pathetic or pitiful, often to evoke sympathy
- 楚楚可怜 chǔchǔkělián pitiablepitiable; sweet, innocent and vulnerable
- 可怜兮兮 kěliánxīxī pitiablelooking or feeling miserable, wretched, or deserving of pity
- 可怜见 kěliánjiàn pitiable(coll.) pitiable; to have pity on someone