pitiful; pathetic
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesadjective
pitiful; pathetic; looking miserable
informalA stative word (状态词) often used with '的' as an attributive or '地' as an adverbial to describe a pitiable appearance or manner.
Xiǎo小
gū姑
niang娘
yòu又
huáng黄
yòu又
shòu瘦
，
kě可
lián怜
bā巴
bā巴
de的
。
The little girl was sallow and thin, looking pitiful.
Ér儿
zi子
yǎn眼
lǐ里
hán含
zhe着
lèi泪
，
kě可
lián怜
bā巴
bā巴
de地
chǒu瞅
zhe着
tā他
。
His son looked at him with tears in his eyes, begging pitifully.
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Nà那
zhī只
xiǎo小
gǒu狗
zhàn站
zài在
yǔ雨
lǐ里
，
xiǎn显
de得
kě可
lián怜
bā巴
bā巴
de的
。
That little dog stood in the rain, looking quite pitiful.
Tā他
yòng用
kě可
lián怜
bā巴
bā巴
de的
yǎn眼
shén神
wàng望
zhe着
mǔ母
qīn亲
，
xī希
wàng望
dé得
dào到
yuán原
liàng谅
。
He looked at his mother with pitiful eyes, hoping to be forgiven.