kě​lián HSK5

pitiful

  • created reference approved 可怜/可憐 → 楚楚可怜/楚楚可憐 (see) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    可怜 / 可憐 kě​lián

    楚楚可怜 / 楚楚可憐 chǔ​chǔ​kě​lián

    see

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  • created sense approved 可怜/可憐 · kě​lián · pitiful — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    可怜 / 可憐

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    pitiful

    deserving of sympathy or pity; poor; wretched

    可 (literal) → 可 · kě · worth 怜 (literal) → 怜/憐 · lián · to pity

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  • created sense approved 可怜/可憐 · kě​lián · to pity — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    可怜 / 可憐

    kě​lián

    to pity

    to have pity on someone; to show mercy or compassion toward someone

    可 (literal) → 可 · kě · worth 怜 (literal) → 怜/憐 · lián · to pity

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  • created sense approved 可怜/可憐 · kě​lián · meager — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    可怜 / 可憐

    kě​lián

    meager

    extremely small in amount or poor in quality; not worth mentioning

    可 (literal) → 可 · kě · worth 怜 (literal) → 怜/憐 · lián · to pity

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  • created sense approved 可怜/可憐 · kě​lián · lovely — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    可怜 / 可憐

    kě​lián

    lovely

    (literary) lovely; charming; deserving of affection, seen in the idiom [[楚楚可怜|楚楚可憐|chu3 chu3 ke3 lian2]]

    可 (literal) → 可 · kě · worth 怜 (literal) → 怜/憐 · lián · to cherish

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  • created sense approved 可怜/可憐 · kě​lián · admirable — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    可怜 / 可憐

    kě​lián

    admirable

    (literary) enviable; admirable; worthy of praise

    可 (literal) → 可 · kě · worth 怜 (literal) → 怜/憐 · lián · to cherish

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  • created sense approved 可怜/可憐 · kě​lián · lamentable — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    可怜 / 可憐

    kě​lián

    lamentable

    (literary) lamentable; what a pity; used to express regret over a situation

    可 (literal) → 可 · kě · worth 怜 (literal) → 怜/憐 · lián · to pity

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