可惜 Pronunciation and Pinyin
可惜 Usage and Examples
What a pity
What a shame
Unfortunately
Too bad
你要是现在放弃，那就太可惜了。
It would be a great pity if you gave up now.
真可惜她不能在这儿亲眼看看。
It's a shame that she wasn't here to see it.
The characters in 可惜
Stroke OrderMore words starting with 可
- kě可dīng丁kě可mǎo卯kě可dīng丁kě可mǎo卯ér儿exactly right, perfectly fitting
- kě可bù不Exactly, You bet
- kě可bù不xiǎo小Quite large, Considerable
- kě可bù不xiǎng想really don't want to, wouldn't want to
- kě可bú不shì是Exactly! That's right!
- kě可bù不jiǎn简dān单It's not simple., It's not easy.
- kě可bù不néng能Must not, Cannot
- kě可bù不néng能zài再No more, Can't anymore
- kě可bù不xíng行No way, Can't do that
- kě可lè乐cola, amusing
- kě可qīn亲approachable, amiable
- ké可yǐ以can, may
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Open the tool →Questions about 可惜
What does 可惜 mean in Chinese?
可惜 (kě xī) means “What a pity, What a shame, Unfortunately, Too bad”.
How do you pronounce 可惜?
可惜 is pronounced kě xī in Mandarin Chinese.
How do you say “What a pity” in Chinese?
“What a pity” is 可惜 (kě xī) in Chinese.
How is 可惜 used in a sentence?
This page has 2 example sentences using 可惜, each with pinyin and an English translation.