体恤

體恤

tǐxù

verb #21,211

Meanings

1 to empathize with
2 to show solicitude for
3 to understand and care for (someone's difficulties)
4 T-shirt (loanword usage)

Characters

body / consider

show sympathy / pity

Examples

领导要体恤下属的辛苦。

Lǐngdǎo yào tǐxù xiàshǔ de xīnkǔ.

Leaders should empathize with the hardships of their subordinates.

她非常体恤老人的难处。

Tā fēicháng tǐxù lǎorén de nánchù.

She is very understanding of the difficulties elderly people face.

Tips

usage

体恤 has two very different uses: (1) the formal/literary meaning of showing empathy and compassion, and (2) the colloquial loanword meaning T-shirt (体恤衫 tǐxùshān). Context makes the meaning clear.

Stroke Order

体 tǐ

恤 xù