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怜惜

lián xī

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word Traditional 憐惜

怜惜 (lián xī) means "to take pity on; to feel tenderness toward". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 怜惜 means

1. to take pity on
2. to feel tenderness toward

The characters in 怜惜

• 怜liánto pity
• 惜xīto cherish; to begrudge; to pity

Sounds the same

Read lián xī, tone for tone, but written differently.

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