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The word "可惜" is formed by combining the character "可", which in this context conveys the sense of "worthy" or "deserving", with the character "惜", meaning "pity" or "regret", resulting in a compound that literally means "worthy of regret" and is used to express that something is a pity or unfortunate.

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他没来真可惜。

Tā méi lái zhēn kěxī.

He didn't come, which is really a pity.

她没收到礼物很可惜。

Tā méi shōu dào lǐwù hěn kěxī.

It's a pity that she didn't receive the gift.

这么美的风景，你没看到太可惜了。

Zhème měi de fēngjǐng, nǐ méi kàn dào tài kěxīle.

It's too bad that you missed such beautiful scenery.

如果你参加了比赛，可能会赢，真可惜。

Rúguǒ nǐ cānjiāle bǐsài, kěnéng huì yíng, zhēn kěxī.

It's a shame that you didn't join the competition, as you might have won.

尽管我们准备充分，但结果不尽人意，实在可惜。

Jǐnguǎn wǒmen zhǔnbèi chōngfèn, dàn jiéguǒ bù jìn rén yì, shízài kěxī.

Although we prepared thoroughly, the outcome was unsatisfactory, which is truly regrettable.

Word Definition - 可惜

kě xī it is a pity; what a pity; unfortunately

Individual Character Details

可 kě, kè
惜 xī