可悲

kěbēi

adjective HSK 7-9 #3,307

Meanings

1 sad
2 lamentable
3 pathetic

Characters

worthy of; -able

Worthy of sadness — pitiable, pathetic.

Examples

这种浪费资源的行为非常可悲。

Zhèzhǒng làngfèi zīyuán de xíngwéi fēicháng kěbēi.

This kind of resource-wasting behavior is truly lamentable.

他的结局令人可悲。

Tā de jiéjú lìngrén kěbēi.

His ending was pathetic.

Tips

usage

可悲 expresses a mix of sadness and disapproval, often implying that the situation is pitifully bad. It follows the 可 + adjective pattern found in several HSK 7 words: 可悲, 可耻, 可观.

Stroke Order

可 kě

悲 bēi