可惜

kě xī · ke xi

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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  1. it is a pity
  2. what a pity
  3. unfortunately

In a sentence

2 examples
01

可(kě)惜(xī)他(tā)是(shì)一(yí)个(gè)完(wán)全(quán)没(méi)有(yǒu)幽(yōu)默(mò)感(gǎn)的(de)人(rén)。

It is a pity that he has no sense of humor.

Tatoeba: Chinese by nickyeow · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

可(kě)惜(xī)今(jīn)天(tiān)下(xià)雨(yǔ),我(wǒ)们(men)只(zhǐ)好(hǎo)取(qǔ)消(xiāo)野(yě)餐(cān)。

Unfortunately it's raining today, so we had to cancel the picnic.

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