What does it mean in Chinese?

What does 可怜 mean?

可怜 kělián

pitiful; poor; to pity

It can also mean

  • meager; miserable

Its characters

  1. 可 kě can
  2. 怜 lián to pity

In a sentence

这只小猫看起来好可怜。 This kitten looks so pitiful.

道士说:“它也可怜,好不容易才找到替身,我不忍心伤它,赶走就是了。

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