惋惜

wǎnxī

verb HSK 7-9 #14,730

Meanings

1 to feel sorry for
2 to feel pity over
3 to regret

Characters

to sigh with regret

to feel sorry; to cherish

Examples

大家都为他的离开感到惋惜。

Dàjiā dōu wèi tā de líkāi gǎndào wǎnxī.

Everyone felt sorry about his departure.

她惋惜地摇了摇头。

Tā wǎnxī de yáo le yáotóu.

She shook her head with regret.

Tips

usage

惋惜 expresses regret about something unfortunate that happened to someone else or about a missed opportunity. It's less personal guilt than 后悔.

Stroke Order

惋 wǎn

惜 xī