可惜 kěxī▶ desafortunadamente

Stroke order

可惜 is written in 16 strokes across 2 characters.

• 可 — 5 strokes
• 惜 — 11 strokes

Senses

1. it is a pity
2. what a pity
3. unfortunately

Example sentences

• 很可惜，我们没有赢。Hěn kěxī, wǒmen méiyǒu yíng.Unfortunately, we did not win.
• 这么好的机会错过了，太可惜了。Zhème hǎo de jīhuì cuòguò le, tài kěxī le.It is such a pity to have missed so good a chance.

Related words

• 可怜Pobre
• 可是sin embargo
• 可怕terrible
• 可爱Encantador
• 可见así
• 可靠fiable, confiable

可惜 is pronounced kěxī and means “desafortunadamente”. HSK 4 is where this word sits in the Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi, the exam used to grade Chinese proficiency. Reading 可惜 and remembering it are not the same achievement: the first fades within days unless the second is practised. LexiTrail times each review to the edge of forgetting, which is where a repetition is worth the most.