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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

[xī]
  1. 1. verb [珍惜] cherish
    时如命
    regard one's time as precious
  2. 2. verb [可惜] pity
    feel sorry for
  3. 3. verb [吝惜] spare
    stint
    一切代价
    at any price

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary (1 result)

[xī]
  1. 1.
  2. 2. 爱护;十分疼爱
  3. 3. 舍不得
    血本。
    在所不
    力。
  4. 4. E统读xī,不读xí。

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她总是一幅哀苦的样子,让人怜
She always looks sad, which makes people feel sorry for her.
他爱羽毛、洁身自好,令人钦佩。
He takes great care not to do anything that may compromise his good name. That's great.
为了名利,他不毁身拜誉。
To get that honor, he ruined his own reputation.
我也曾厕足于多个领域,可学业不精。
I have set foot in many fields, but have no particular expertise.
他长别人世,使人悲痛惋
His departure left people grief-stricken.
这本词话现在已经失传了,真是可
It is a pity that this novel has been lost to the world.
爷爷送给我一本词谱,我非常爱
Grandpa gave me a collection of tunes of ci poems and I treasure it very much.
妈妈给我买了个新瓷缸,我很爱
Mother bought me a new porcelain jar which I treasure very much.
机会得而复失,人们都很惋
People felt regret for the chance that was lost after being gained.
这些耕地丢荒了,真让人可
It is a pity to let this cultivated land lie idle.

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