痛惜
tòng xī
Pinyin

Definition

痛惜
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tòng xī
  1. to lament

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

kě xī
  1. 1 it is a pity
  2. 2 what a pity
  3. 3 unfortunately
zhēn xī
  1. 1 to treasure
  2. 2 to value
  3. 3 to cherish
tòng
  1. 1 ache
  2. 2 pain
  3. 3 sorrow
  4. 4 deeply
  5. 5 thoroughly
tòng kǔ
  1. 1 pain
  2. 2 suffering
  3. 3 painful
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè]
shāng tòng
  1. 1 pain (from wound)
  2. 2 sorrow
xīn tòng
  1. 1 to feel distressed about sth
  2. 2 heartache
  3. 3 cardiac pain
  1. 1 to cherish
  2. 2 to begrudge
  3. 3 to pity
  4. 4 Taiwan pr. [xí]
xī bié
  1. 1 reluctant to part
yá tòng
  1. 1 toothache
téng tòng
  1. 1 pain
  2. 2 ache
  3. 3 sore
tòng xīn
  1. 1 grieved
  2. 2 pained
tòng kuài
  1. 1 delighted
  2. 2 to one's heart's content
  3. 3 straightforward
  4. 4 also pr. [tòng kuai]
tòng hèn
  1. 1 to detest
  2. 2 to loathe
  3. 3 to abhor
tòng jīng
  1. 1 menstrual pain
  2. 2 dysmenorrhea
dù zi tòng
  1. 1 stomachache
  2. 2 bellyache
wèi tòng
  1. 1 stomachache
suān tòng
  1. 1 to ache
tóu tòng
  1. 1 to have a headache
bù xī
  1. 1 not stint
  2. 2 not spare
  3. 3 not hesitate (to do sth)
  4. 4 not scruple (to do sth)
bù tòng bù yǎng
  1. 1 lit. doesn't hurt, doesn't tickle (idiom); sth is wrong, but not quite sure what
  2. 2 fig. not getting to any matter of substance
  3. 3 scratching the surface
  4. 4 superficial
  5. 5 perfunctory

Idioms (14)

不痛不痒
bù tòng bù yǎng
  1. 1 lit. doesn't hurt, doesn't tickle (idiom); sth is wrong, but not quite sure what
  2. 2 fig. not getting to any matter of substance
  3. 3 scratching the surface
  4. 4 superficial
  5. 5 perfunctory
创巨痛深
chuāng jù tòng shēn
  1. 1 untold pain and suffering (idiom); deeply scarred for life
强忍悲痛
qiáng rěn bēi tòng
  1. 1 to try hard to suppress one's grief (idiom)
思之心痛
sī zhī xīn tòng
  1. 1 a thought that causes heartache (idiom)
惺惺惜惺惺
xīng xīng xī xīng xīng
  1. 1 people of talent appreciate one another (idiom)
  2. 2 to sympathize with one another
怜香惜玉
lián xiāng xī yù
  1. 1 to have tender, protective feelings for the fairer sex (idiom)
活血止痛
huó xuè zhǐ tòng
  1. 1 to invigorate blood circulation and alleviate pain (idiom)
深恶痛绝
shēn wù tòng jué
  1. 1 to detest bitterly (idiom)
  2. 2 implacable hatred
  3. 3 to abhor
  4. 4 anathema
痛定思痛
tòng dìng sī tòng
  1. 1 to think of the pain when the pain is gone (idiom)
  2. 2 to ponder about a painful experience
痛心疾首
tòng xīn jí shǒu
  1. 1 bitter and hateful (idiom)
  2. 2 to grieve and lament (over sth)
痛改前非
tòng gǎi qián fēi
  1. 1 completely correcting one's former misdeeds (idiom); to repent past mistakes and turn over a new leaf
  2. 2 a reformed character
迎头痛击
yíng tóu tòng jī
  1. 1 to deliver a frontal assault
  2. 2 to meet head-on (idiom)
头痛欲裂
tóu tòng yù liè
  1. 1 to have a splitting headache (idiom)
食之无味,弃之可惜
shí zhī wú wèi , qì zhī kě xī
  1. 1 lit. to be hardly worth eating, but it would still be a pity to discard it (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. some things have little to no value, yet one is still reluctant to part with them

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