"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 fú to appreciate one's good fortune
 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]
 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 xī xīng xīng people of talent appreciate one another (idiom) / to sympathize with one another
 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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