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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

惋惜 [wǎnxī]
  1. 1. verb regret
    教练为队员受伤感到惋惜
    The coach regretted the injury to the team member.

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

惋惜 [wǎnxī]
  1. 1. feel sorry for somebody or about something; regret
    我把旧书全卖了,一直感到惋惜
    I've always regretted selling all my old books.
    我们对他的失败感到惋惜

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

惋惜 [wǎnxī]
  1. 1. 同情别人的不幸;对某些不如意的事感到遗憾。

Examples

不能不表示惋惜
cannot but express regret 不能不
我把旧书全卖了,一直感到惋惜
I've always regretted selling all my old books. 惋惜
惋惜
feel sorry for sb. or about sth.; regret
我们对他的失误深表惋惜
我们对他的失败感到惋惜 惋惜
他长别人世, 使人悲痛惋惜
His departure left people giref-stricken. 闭目
机会得而复失, 人们都很惋惜
People felt regret for the chance that was lost after being gained. 得而复失
这一带田畴都毁于洪水了, 真让人惋惜呀。
All the fields here have been destroyed by floods, which is a real pity. 田畴
对于他的英年早逝我们都感到十分惋惜
We are very sorry about his early death. 早逝
教练为队员受伤感到惋惜
The coach regretted the injury to the team member. 惋惜

Collocations

感到惋惜
to feel sorry for someone
令人惋惜
to make someone feel sorry about something
惋惜
to be dreadfully sorry
惋惜不已
lost in regret

Word Decomposition


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