惋惜 (wǎn xī): to regret; to feel that it is a great pity; to feel sorry for sb

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HSK 7adjective

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Pinyin
Meaning: to regret; to feel that it is a great pity; to feel sorry for sb
Characters: 2
Part of speech: adjective
HSK level: HSK 7

Full definitions

to regret
to feel that it is a great pity
to feel sorry for sb

Chinese explanation

对某事感到遗憾、可惜，心里觉得舍不得或不甘心。多用于对别人的不幸、损失或美好事物消失表示同情和感叹
也可用于对自己错过或做错的事情表示懊悔。

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Example sentences

Hearing that she had to give up studying abroad because of illness, everyone felt sorry for her.

Old Zhang had always wanted to write a book before retiring, but unfortunately he never finished it before he passed away; his friends all deeply regretted it.

Seeing this century-old historic building destroyed by fire, the citizens all felt deep regret.

He originally had a chance to win the competition, but made a mistake at the last moment; the coach felt very regretful about it.

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