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惋惜

wǎn xī

Old HSK 6 HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word

惋惜 (wǎn xī) means "to regret; to feel that it is a great pity; to feel sorry for sb". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was HSK 6 in the old six-level list.

What 惋惜 means

1. to regret
2. to feel that it is a great pity
3. to feel sorry for sb

The characters in 惋惜

• 惋wǎnto sigh in regret or pity; Taiwan pr. wàn
• 惜xīto cherish; to begrudge; to pity

Where 惋惜 is taught

In the GraphChinese course it is part of HSK 6 Vocabulary · wán (HSK 6), each one a topic in the dependency graph of HSK 1–6 that opens only once its prerequisites are solid.

Go deeper

• Every HSK 6 word, with the rest of its level.
• The four tones and the neutral tone, to read wǎn xī correctly.
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