pīnyīn
pin1yin1
ㄓㄨㄧㄣ
simplified
traditional
惜
惜
xi1
to cherish; to begrudge; to pity; Taiwan pr.
strokes
11
radical
strokes after radical
8
爱惜
愛惜
ai4 xi1
to cherish; to treasure; to use sparingly
不惜
不惜
bu4 xi1
not stint; not spare; not hesitate (to do sth); not scruple (to do sth)
不惜血本
不惜血本
bu4 xi1 xue4 ben3
to spare no effort; to devote all one's energies
不惜一战
不惜一戰
bu4 xi1 yi1 zhan4
to be ready to go to war
顾惜
顧惜
gu4 xi1
to take loving care of; to value
可惜
可惜
ke3 xi1
it is a pity; what a pity; unfortunately
怜惜
憐惜
lian2 xi1
to take pity on; to feel tenderness toward
怜香惜玉
憐香惜玉
lian2 xiang1 xi1 yu4
to have tender, protective feelings for the fairer sex (idiom)
吝惜
吝惜
lin4 xi1
to stint; to be miserly
食之无味,弃之可惜
食之無味,棄之可惜
shi2 zhi1 wu2 wei4 - qi4 zhi1 ke3 xi1
lit. to be hardly worth eating, but it would still be a pity to discard it (idiom); fig. some things have little to no value, yet one is still reluctant to part with them
叹惜
嘆惜
tan4 xi1
sigh of regret
疼惜
疼惜
teng2 xi1
to cherish; to dote on
体惜
體惜
ti3 xi1
to empathize; to understand and sympathize
痛惜
痛惜
tong4 xi1
to lament
惋惜
惋惜
wan3 xi1
to regret; to feel that it is a great pity; to feel sorry for sb
惜别
惜別
xi1 bie2
reluctant to part
惜寸阴
惜寸陰
xi1 cun4 yin1
to cherish every moment; to make good use of one's time
惜福
惜福
xi1 fu2
to appreciate one's good fortune
惜香怜玉
惜香憐玉
xi1 xiang1 lian2 yu4
see 憐香惜玉|怜香惜玉
惺惺惜惺惺
惺惺惜惺惺
xing1 xing1 xi1 xing1 xing1
people of talent appreciate one another (idiom); to sympathize with one another
惺惺相惜
惺惺相惜
xing1 xing1 xiang1 xi1
see 惺惺惜惺惺
休惜
休惜
xiu1 xi1
recess
珍惜
珍惜
zhen1 xi1
to treasure; to value; to cherish