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

HSK 2

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.

HSK 5

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