可惜 kěxī▶ โชคไม่ดี, น่าเสียดาย

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จน, ยากจน, น่าสงสาร
• 可是อย่างไรก็ตาม
• 可怕น่ากลัว
• 可爱น่ารัก, สวยงาม
• 可见ดังนั้น; จึงชัดเจน
• 可靠น่าเชื่อถือ

可惜 is pronounced kěxī and means “โชคไม่ดี, น่าเสียดาย”. 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.