可憐

kě lián

A2 Level 4 ★ Core word
Stative verb

Definition

  1. pitiful
  2. pathetic
  3. to have pity on

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Example

那隻流浪狗看起來很可憐。

That stray dog looks pitiful.

Related words at this level

Vocabulary & levels: TBCL / NAER. Parts of speech: TOCFL 8000-word list (SC-TOP). Definitions: CC-CEDICT & CFDICT (CC BY-SA). Stroke data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License).