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Chinese dictionary
- 1
v.feel sorry for somebody
你丈夫把工作丢了，我很惋惜。
I'm sorry that your husband lost his job.
惋惜
feel sorry for
他们的失败让人惋惜。
They have failed lamentably.
- 2
v.cherish; value; treasure
她珍惜那些快乐时光的记忆。
She treasures her memories of those joyous days.
他珍惜他的独立自主。
He values his independence.
他真爱并珍惜过她。
He genuinely loved and cherished her.
synonym
- 3
v.grudge; stint
不惜成本
spare no cost
惜力
be sparing of one's effort or energy
吝惜
stint
Words and phrases with 惜
- 惜购[word]be cautious about buying
- 惜力[word]laze
- 惜福[word]cherish one's good fortune
- 惜时[word]cherish one's time
- 惜缘[word]value/treasure the predestined relationship
- 惜阴[word]value every bit of time
- 惜售[word]be reluctant to sell for fear of running out
- 惜别[word]be reluctant to part
- 惜才[word]treasure men of talent
- 惜指失掌[idiom]try to save a little only to lose a lot
- 惜墨如金[idiom]be scrupulous and succinct in writing or painting
- 惜老怜贫[idiom]have compassion for the old and the poor
- 惜玉怜香[idiom]show tenderness toward women/pretty girls