可怜(kě lián): pitiful
pitiful
Character breakdown
2 characters · plays one at a time
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Example sentences
How 可怜 is used in everyday Chinese — the speaker reads the whole sentence.
这个可怜的姑娘被当即解雇。
zhè ge kě lián de gū niáng bèi dāng jí jiě gù
The poor girl was dismissed instantly.
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