Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 惜


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Meaning

regret, pity, to rue, to begrudge

Pronunciation

Explanation

Left: feeling , right: old days (Together in the sun we think of old days)

Mnemonic

(Times are getting harder:) Feelings we had in the old days, were the regrets.

Radicals

feelings
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Vocabulary

可惜 kě xī it is a pity; what a pity; unfortunately
珍惜 zhēn xī to treasure; to value; to cherish
惺惺惜惺惺 xīng xīng xī xīng xīng people of talent appreciate one another (idiom)
吝惜 lìn xī to stint; to be miserly
惋惜 wǎn xī to feel sorry for a person over sth that should have happened

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