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pitiful / pathetic / to have pity on
HSK 5
to take pity on / to feel tenderness toward
HSK 7-9
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  *怜* | 怜* | *怜
to pity
to have tender, protective feelings for the fairer sex (idiom)
to have tender affection for / to love tenderly / to pamper sb
pathetic / pitiful
fellow sufferers empathize with each other (idiom); misery loves company
to show tenderness / to coo over / affection
to take pity on / pity / mercy
lit. to behave like a dog wagging its tail, seeking its master's affection (idiom) / fig. to fawn on sb / to bow and scrape / to grovel
lit. looking at one's shadow and feeling sorry for oneself (idiom) / fig. alone and dejected
charactercopypronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *悧* | 悧* | *悧
to beg for pity
to feel compassion for; to pity
to take pity / to show compassion
begging for pity and asking for help (idiom)
see 伶俐
(particle used to exaggerate certain adjectives, in particular 神經兮兮|神经兮兮, 髒兮兮|脏兮兮, 可憐兮兮|可怜兮兮, and 慘兮兮|惨兮兮)
(idiom) pitiable; sweet, innocent and vulnerable
to develop love for sb out of pity for them
miserable / wretched
pitiful creature / wretch
(coll.) pitiable; to have pity on sb
(idiom) to feel sorry for oneself


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