HSK 4 vocabulary › 可怜
可怜
可怜 in English: pitiful; pathetic
kě lián
pitiful; pathetic
How to pronounce 可怜
kě lián (without tone marks: ke lian). kě is a third (low, dipping) tone; lián is a second (rising) tone.
Characters in 可怜
可 kě
(prefix) can; may; able to; -able; to approve; to permit; to suit
(prefix) can; may; able to; -able; to approve; to permit; to suit
怜 lián
to pity
to pity
Related words
| 可能 | kě néng | might (happen); possible | HSK 2 |
| 可以 | kě yǐ | can; may | HSK 2 |
| 可爱 | kě ài | adorable; cute | HSK 3 |
| 可是 | kě shì | but; however | HSK 4 |
| 可惜 | kě xī | it is a pity; what a pity | HSK 4 |
| 可见 | kě jiàn | it can clearly be seen (that this is the case); it is (thus) clear | HSK 5 |
| 可靠 | kě kào | reliable | HSK 5 |
| 可怕 | kě pà | awful; dreadful | HSK 5 |
| 宁可 | nìng kě | preferably; one would prefer to...(or not to...) | HSK 5 |
| 不可思议 | bù kě sī yì | inconceivable (idiom); unimaginable | HSK 6 |