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只可惜 Pronunciation and Pinyin

只可惜 Usage and Examples

What a pity

Unfortunately

It's a shame

Too bad

这名男子可能还杀过别的人,只可惜我们没有确凿的证据。

This man may have killed others but unfortunately we have no firm evidence.

这件连衣裙真不错。只可惜太贵了。

This dress is really nice. Pity it's so expensive.

The characters in 只可惜

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
只
zhí5only, just, merely
可
kě5can, may, suitable
惜
xī11cherish, regret, or begrudge

More words starting with 只

  • zhǐ只bù不guò过just; merely; only
  • zhǐ只bú不guò过shì是just, merely
  • zhǐ只zhuān专zhù注yú于focus solely on, only focus on
  • zhǐ只wèi为Only for, Just to
  • zhǐ只wèi为le了Solely for, Just for
  • zhǐ只wèi为néng能only to be able to, just to be able to
  • zhǐ只wèi为zì自jǐ己kǎo考lǜ虑Selfish, Self-centered
  • zhǐ只huì会only, can only
  • zhǐ只huì会shì是can only be, will only be
  • zhǐ只huì会bèi被táo淘tài汰will only be eliminated, will only be weeded out
  • zhǐ只huì会ràng让tā他men们will only make them, only makes them
  • zhǐ只yú余only left, only remains

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Questions about 只可惜

What does 只可惜 mean in Chinese?

只可惜 (zhí kě xī) means “What a pity, Unfortunately, it's a shame, Too bad”.

How do you pronounce 只可惜?

只可惜 is pronounced zhí kě xī in Mandarin Chinese.

How do you say “What a pity” in Chinese?

“What a pity” is 只可惜 (zhí kě xī) in Chinese.

How is 只可惜 used in a sentence?

This page has 2 example sentences using 只可惜, each with pinyin and an English translation.

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