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恤

Character · VerbTraditional卹 賉

worry; pity; relieve

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Meanings

3 senses · 8 examples
1.

verb

to worry about; to be concerned over

formal

Used in formal literary contexts, often paired with negative phrases.

Tā他
cóng从
bù不
xù恤
rén人
yán言
 ,
jiān坚
chí持
zì自
jǐ己
de的
xiǎng想
fǎ法
 。

He never cares about others' opinions and sticks to his own ideas.

Miàn面
duì对
zhì质
yí疑
 ,
tā他
bìng并
wèi未
xù恤
yú于
liú流
yán言
fēi蜚
yǔ语
 。

Facing doubts, he did not worry about the gossip.

2.

verb

to pity; to sympathize with

formal

Used to express compassion for others' hardships.

Zhè这
wèi位
zuò作
jiā家
de的
zuò作
pǐn品
zǒng总
shì是
lián怜
xù恤
dǐ底
céng层
mín民
zhòng众
de的
jí疾
kǔ苦
 。

This writer's works always sympathize with the hardships of ordinary people.

Zuò作
wéi为
guǎn管
lǐ理
zhě者
 ,
tā他
dǒng懂
de得
tǐ体
xù恤
yuán员
gōng工
de的
nán难
chù处
 。

As a manager, he knows how to sympathize with his employees' difficulties.

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Lù路
rén人
fēn纷
fēn纷
duì对
liú流
làng浪
lǎo老
rén人
shēn伸
chū出
le了
xù恤
mǐn悯
zhī之
shǒu手
 。

Passersby extended compassionate hands to the homeless elderly man.

3.

verb

to give relief; to provide financial aid

formal

Refers to providing material or financial support to those in need.

Zhèng政
fǔ府
shè设
lì立
zhuān专
xiàng项
zīn资
jīn金
fǔ抚
xù恤
shòu受
zāi灾
qún群
zhòng众
 。

The government has set up special funds to relieve disaster victims.

Zhè这
bǐ笔
xù恤
jīn金
bāng帮
zhù助
tā他
dù度
guò过
le了
zuì最
kùn困
nán难
de的
shí时
qī期
 。

This relief fund helped him through the hardest times.

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Cí慈
shàn善
jī机
gòu构
huì会
dìng定
qī期
xù恤
zhù助
pín贫
kùn困
jiā家
tíng庭
 。

Charities regularly provide relief to poor families.