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可怜

kě lián
HSK 5

English Meaning

pitiful; pathetic; to have pity on

Authentic Cinema Dialogue 3 CURATED EVIDENCE CLIPS
可怜天下父母心呀
HSK 5 00:02
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我们还

“are we still going to...”

“No love is as selfless as parents' love.”

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就让她在冷宫

“Let her stay in the Cold Palace”

《成何体统》 · historical_and_court
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楚楚可怜地为了男人去付出
HSK 5 00:01
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一个女孩子

“A girl pitifully sacrificing everything for a man”

“A girl pitifully sacrificing everything for a man”

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就为了得到一个男人的爱

“just to win a man's love.”

干妈走了 他已经够可怜了
HSK 6 00:02
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“Stop being so hard on him; he's already suffering enough after losing godmother.”

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你今天干吗对干爹这么凶

“Why were you so mean to Godfather today?”

“Godmother is gone. He's had it hard enough already.”

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你很喜欢干爹啊

“You really like him, don't you?”

《危险关系》 · family_and_home
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