What does 可怜 mean in Chinese?
可怜 (kělián) means pitiful.
CHINESE DICTIONARY ENTRY
可怜
pitiful
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DEFINITIONS & USAGE
Meaning and common use
01
pitiful
02
pathetic
03
to have pity on
ABOUT THIS ENTRY
Where this entry comes from
The HSK level, part of speech, and pronunciation come from the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus. The English definitions come from CC-CEDICT. Usage notes and example sentences are hand-written, so they exist for only a handful of entries.
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Vocabulary levels and parts of speech from the HSK 3.1 syllabus. This compiled dictionary is shared under the same CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
COMMON QUESTIONS
About 可怜
How do you pronounce 可怜?
可怜 is pronounced kělián.
Is 可怜 an HSK word?
可怜 is on the HSK 6 list of the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus.
What part of speech is 可怜?
可怜 is used as a 形容词 / 动词 (adjective / verb) in Chinese.
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