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怜 lián

to pity, to sympathize with

Strokes
8
Level
HSK 4
Radical
忄
Traditional
憐
Type
Picto-phonetic
Made of 忄令 ⿰忄令

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  1. 这只小猫很可怜。
    Zhè zhī xiǎo māo hěn kělián.
    This little cat is very pitiful.
    this (measure) small cat very pitiful
  2. 他是不是很可怜？
    Tā shì bu shì hěn kělián?
    Isn't he very pitiful?
    he is not is very pitiful
  3. 别嘲笑他，多可怜他一下吧。
    Bié cháoxiào tā, duō kělián tā yíxià ba.
    Don't mock him, show him some more sympathy.
    don't-mock him, more pity him a-bit (suggestion)
  4. 他一点儿也不觉得自己可怜。
    Tā yìdiǎnr yě bù juéde zìjǐ kělián.
    He doesn't feel sorry for himself at all.
    he a-little also not feel self pitiful
  5. 下雨天，那只可怜的小狗一直在门外等着。
    Xiàyǔ tiān, nà zhī kělián de xiǎo gǒu yìzhí zài mén wài děngzhe.
    On the rainy day, that pitiful little dog kept waiting outside the door.
    fall-rain day, that (measure) pitiful (possessive) small dog always at door outside wait-(particle)

Words with 怜 (1)