Definition & Meaning

1.pity; have pity on; take compassion on

2.pitiful; pitiable; poor; pathetic

3.meagre; wretched; miserable

kě lián

可 怜

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1
v.pity; have pity on; take compassion on
- wǒ kě lián tā
  我可怜她。
  I pity her.
- wǒ bù huì kě lián tā de
  我不会可怜他的。
  I'd have no mercy on him.
- duì zhè zhǒng rén shì bù néng kě lián de
  对这种人是不能可怜的。
  You can't pity this kind of person.
synonym
tóng qíng同情 lián mǐn怜悯 ài lián爱怜 āi lián哀怜
2
adj.pitiful; pitiable; poor; pathetic
- tā yī fù kě lián yàng
  他一副可怜样。
  He looks pitiable.
- tā zhè yàng zi zhēn de hěn kě lián
  他这样子真的很可怜。
  He looks so pitiful.
- zài tā yǎn li wài pó shì gè kě lián de rén
  在她眼里，外婆是个可怜的人。
  Her grandmother seemed to her a pitiable figure.
3
adj.meagre; wretched; miserable
- qián shǎo de kě lián
  钱少得可怜。
  The money is pitiful.
- shòu de kě lián
  瘦得可怜
  be pitifully skinny
- qióng de kě lián
  穷得可怜
  miserably poor
synonym
bù xìng不幸
4
n.lovely
- kě lián de xiǎo nǚ hái
  可怜的小女孩
  lovely little girl

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