可惜 kěxī HSK5 unfortunate Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents kěxī unfortunate · lovely 可 kě adjectiveauxiliary worth worth; worthy of; used as a prefix to mean "-able" or "-worthy"惜 xī adjectiveverb to pity (bound form) to pity; to feel sorry for someone or something, as in 可惜 kěxī or 痛惜 tòngxīkěxī to cherish 可 kě adjectiveauxiliary worth worth; worthy of; used as a prefix to mean "-able" or "-worthy"惜 xī verb to cherish (bound form) to cherish; to value highly; to take care of tenderly, as in 珍惜 zhēnxī or 爱惜 àixī