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pitiful / pathetic / to have pity on
HSK 5
to take pity on / pity / mercy
to take pity on / to feel tenderness toward
HSK 7-9
pitiful creature / wretch
lit. looking at one's shadow and feeling sorry for oneself (idiom) / fig. alone and dejected
lit. to behave like a dog wagging its tail, seeking its master's affection (idiom) / fig. to fawn on sb / to bow and scrape / to grovel
pathetic / pitiful
to have tender, protective feelings for the fairer sex (idiom)
fellow sufferers empathize with each other (idiom); misery loves company
miserable / wretched
(idiom) to feel sorry for oneself
to beg for pity
see 伶俐
(idiom) pitiable; sweet, innocent and vulnerable
to have tender affection for / to love tenderly / to pamper sb
begging for pity and asking for help (idiom)
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *怜* | 怜* | *怜
to pity
to take pity / to show compassion
(coll.) pitiable; to have pity on sb
to show tenderness / to coo over / affection
to develop love for sb out of pity for them
to feel compassion for; to pity


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