可惜 kěxī unfortunately

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Stroke order

可惜 is written in 16 strokes across 2 characters.

可惜 — the Chinese character for unfortunately (kěxī), stroke diagram — Stroke diagram for 可惜 — unfortunately

可 — 5 strokes
惜 — 11 strokes

Senses

it is a pity
what a pity
unfortunately

Characters in 可惜

可 kě — (prefix) can; may; able to; -able; to approve; to permit; to suit
惜 xī — to cherish; to begrudge; to pity

Character meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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

可惜 is pronounced kěxī and means “unfortunately”.

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