pitiable; pathetic; deserving pity
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesadjective
pitiable; deserving pity or sympathy; wretched
informalColloquial 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.