kělián怜（憐）
怜（憐）
HSK 5
common
Meaning of 可怜
可怜 means pitiful; pathetic; worthy of sympathy; to pity; to feel sorry for; to have compassion on. Pronounced kě lián. HSK 5.
- pitiful; pathetic; worthy of sympathy
- to pity; to feel sorry for; to have compassion on
- pitifully few; meager; miserably poor (in quantity or quality)
Definitions & Examples
Nà那
ge个
zài在
lù路
biān边
kū哭
qì泣
de的
hái孩
zi子
kàn看
qǐ起
lái来
hěn很
kě可
lián怜
。
That child crying by the roadside looks pitiful.
Zhè这
zhī只
shòu受
shāng伤
de的
xiǎo小
niǎo鸟
zhēn真
kě可
lián怜
。
This injured little bird is so pitiful.
Tā他
sān三
suì岁
jiù就
chéng成
le了
gū孤
ér儿
，
fēi非
cháng常
kě可
lián怜
。
He became an orphan at age three, which is very pitiful.