sympathy; regret; pity
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesadjective
to feel sorry; to feel pity; to regret
neutralOften used to express a deep sense of sympathy or regret over something unfortunate or a missed opportunity. Typically modifies a feeling or serves as a predicate.
Dà大
jiā家
duì对
tā他
yīng英
nián年
zǎo早
shì逝
shēn深
gǎn感
wǎn惋
xī惜
。
Everyone deeply regrets his untimely death.
Kàn看
dào到
nà那
fú幅
míng名
huà画
bèi被
huǐ毁
，
tā他
liǎn脸
shang上
lù露
chū出
le了
wǎn惋
xī惜
de的
biǎo表
qíng情
。
Seeing that famous painting destroyed, a look of pity appeared on his face.
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Tā他
wèi为
méi没
néng能
jí及
shí时
zǔ阻
zhǐ止
zhè这
ge个
cuò错
wù误
ér而
gǎn感
dào到
shí十
fēn分
wǎn惋
xī惜
。
He deeply regrets not stopping this mistake in time.
Zhè这
me么
hǎo好
de的
jī机
huì会
cuò错
guò过
le了
，
zhēn真
shì是
lìng令
rén人
wǎn惋
xī惜
。
It's such a pity to miss such a good opportunity.