怜惜 meaning in English

liánxī

to take pity on; to feel tenderness toward

HSK 7-9verbTraditional 憐惜19 strokes

Meaning of 怜惜

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

liánxī
  1. to take pity on
  2. to feel tenderness toward

Stroke order for each character

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怜 lián · to pity · 8 strokes

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惜 xī · pity · 11 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 怜惜.

可怜kěliánpitiful; pathetic
可惜kěxīit is a pity; what a pity
珍惜zhēnxīto treasure; to value
不惜bùxīnot stint; not spare
惋惜wǎnxīto regret; to feel that it is a great pity
爱惜àixīto cherish; to treasure
怜悯liánmǐnto take pity on; pity
可怜虫kěliánchóngpitiful creature; wretch

Questions about 怜惜

What does 怜惜 mean?

怜惜 (liánxī) means "to take pity on; to feel tenderness toward" and is used as a verb.

How do you write 怜惜?

怜惜 is made of 2 characters: 怜 (8 strokes), 惜 (11 strokes). That is 19 strokes in total.

Is 怜惜 an HSK word?

Yes. 怜惜 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 怜惜 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 怜惜 is written 憐惜.