Meaning
to pity
Chinese: 怜悯、爱惜。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “lian” becomes a different word in each tone. 怜 is the 2nd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
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Common Words
- 可怜kě liánpitiful; pathetic; to have pity on
- 怜惜lián xīto take pity on; to feel tenderness toward
- 爱怜ài liánto show tenderness; to coo over; affection
- 怜爱lián àito have tender affection for; to love tenderly; to pamper sb
- 可怜见kě lián jiàn(coll.) pitiable; to have pity on sb
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Example Sentence
那只流浪的小猫真可怜。Nà zhī liú làng de xiǎo māo zhēn kě lián.That stray kitten is really pitiful.
那Nàthat只zhīonly流浪liú làngto drift about的deof小猫xiǎo māokitten真zhēnreally可怜kě liánpitiful。