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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 可惜

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
可惜 kě xī - it is a pity
- what a pity
- unfortunately

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
4 5 1,854 2,218 1,023

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
可 kě- (prefix) can; may; able to; -able
- to approve; to permit
- to suit
- (particle used for emphasis) certainly; very
- but; however
可 kè- used in 可汗[ke4 han2]
惜 xī- to cherish
- to begrudge
- to pity
- Taiwan pr. [xi2]

Other Words Containing 可惜

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
可惜 4 5 1,854 2,218 1,023