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可怜见

Word · AdjectiveTraditional可憐見

pitiable; pathetic; deserving pity

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

adjective

pitiable; deserving pity or sympathy; wretched

informal

Colloquial expression often used with the retroflex suffix 儿 as 可怜见儿. Typically describes children, animals, or vulnerable people in pitiful situations. The 的 particle is often added at the end of the phrase (可怜见的) to strengthen the emotional tone.

Zhè这
hái孩
zi子
xiǎo小
xiǎo小
nián年
jì纪
jiù就
méi没
le了
diē爹
niáng娘
 ,
guài怪
kě可
lián怜
jiàn见
de的
 。

This child lost both parents at such a young age—how pitiful.

Nǐ你
kàn看
nà那
zhī只
liú流
làng浪
gǒu狗
è饿
de得
zhí直
fā发
dǒu抖
 ,
zhēn真
kě可
lián怜
jiàn见
r儿
 。

Look at that stray dog trembling from hunger—truly pitiful.

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Tā她
shì是
gè个
kě可
lián怜
jiàn见
de的
gū孤
ér儿
 ,
cóng从
xiǎo小
zài在
fú福
lì利
yuàn院
zhǎng长
dà大
 。

She's a pitiful orphan who grew up in a welfare home since childhood.