"惜" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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Decomp. 忄廿日
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心廿日
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 xī to cherish / to begrudge / to pity / Taiwan pr. [xi2]
Results beginning with 惜
 xī bié reluctant to part
 xī cái to have an appreciation for talent in another person
 xī fú to appreciate one's good fortune
 xī mìng to be mindful of one's health and safety
 xī shòu to be reluctant to sell sth
 xī cùn yīn to cherish every moment / to make good use of one's time
 xī xiāng lián yù see 憐香惜玉|怜香惜玉[lian2 xiang1 xi1 yu4]
Approximate Results for 惜
 kě xī it is a pity / what a pity / unfortunately
 zhēn xī to treasure / to value / to cherish
 bù xī not stint / not spare / not hesitate (to do sth) / not scruple (to do sth)
 wǎn xī to regret / to feel that it is a great pity / to feel sorry for sb
 lián xī to take pity on / to feel tenderness toward
 ài xī to cherish / to treasure / to use sparingly
 lìn xī to stint / to be miserly
 tòng xī to lament
 gù xī to take loving care of / to value
 tàn xī sigh of regret
 mǐn xī to feel compassion for
 téng xī to cherish / to dote on
 tǐ xī to empathize / to understand and sympathize
 xiū xī recess
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 lián xiāng xī yù to have tender, protective feelings for the fairer sex (idiom)
 xīng xīng xiāng xī see 惺惺惜惺惺[xing1 xing1 xi1 xing1 xing1]
 ài xī - yǔ máo (idiom) to cherish one's reputation
 bù xī xuè běn to spare no effort / to devote all one's energies
 bù xī yī zhàn to be ready to go to war
 jìng xī zì zhǐ to treasure written material as a cultural resource (idiom)
 xīng xīng - xiāng xī lit. people of talent appreciate one another (idiom) / fig. to feel an affinity with (sb) / to feel a bond with
 xīng xīng xī xīng xīng see 惺惺相惜[xing1xing1-xiang1xi1]
 shí zhī wú wèi , qì zhī kě xī lit. to be hardly worth eating, but it would still be a pity to discard it (idiom) / fig. some things have little to no value, yet one is still reluctant to part with them
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