It's a pity in Chinese
it's a pity · HSK 4
可惜
- 可 can
- 惜 to cherish
可惜我那天有事，不能去。 Unfortunately I'm busy that day and can't go.
Other ways to say it's a pity
More words with 可 or 惜
How do you say it's a pity in Chinese?
It's a pity in Chinese is 可惜 (kě xī). You can also say 遗憾 (yí hàn).
Which word should I use?
Start with the first one: it is the easiest on the HSK list. The others say it too, often in a more formal way or for a narrower sense; each one’s page has real sentences that show how it is used.
Where do these words come from?
The CC-CEDICT dictionary’s meanings for the official HSK word list. A word is shown for an English word when that is one of its first meanings; the easiest word whose first meaning it is comes first.
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