惜 (xī) means Cherish (spare). Below are 12 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.
Dictionary examples
要珍 惜 现在的时间。
Yào zhēnxī xiànzài de shíjiān.
You should treasure the time you have now.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 珍惜
他很珍 惜 这段友谊。
Tā hěn zhēnxī zhè duàn yǒuyì.
He values this friendship highly.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 珍惜
真可 惜 ，你昨天没来。
Zhēn kěxī, nǐ zuótiān méi lái.
What a pity you did not come yesterday.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 可惜
他很爱 惜 自己的东西。
Tā hěn àixī zìjǐ de dōngxi.
He takes good care of his own things.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 爱惜
他非常珍 惜 自己的名誉。
Tā fēicháng zhēnxī zìjǐ de míngyù.
He greatly values his own reputation.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 名誉
她不 惜 放弃高薪工作去读书。
Tā bùxī fàngqì gāo xīn gōngzuò qù dúshū.
She did not hesitate to give up a well-paid job in order to study.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 不惜
大家都为他的离开感到惋 惜 。
Dàjiā dōu wèi tā de líkāi gǎndào wǎnxī.
Everyone was sorry that he left.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 惋惜
为了救孩子，他不 惜 一切代价。
Wèile jiù háizi, tā bùxī yíqiè dàijià.
To save his child he would stop at no cost.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 不惜
这么好的机会错过了，真让人惋 惜 。
Zhème hǎo de jīhuì cuòguò le, zhēn ràng rén wǎnxī.
Missing such a good chance is a real pity.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 惋惜
经理的话里有明显的暗示，可 惜 我当时没听懂。
Jīnglǐ de huà lǐ yǒu míngxiǎn de ànshì, kěxī wǒ dāngshí méi tīngdǒng.
There was a clear hint in the manager's words, but unfortunately I missed it at the time.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 暗示
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Words that contain 惜
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How is 惜 used in a sentence?
This page shows 12 sentences using 惜 (xī, "Cherish (spare)"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.
Are these sentences machine generated?
No. They come from the site's own dictionary examples, graded readers, travel phrasebook and grammar library — all written by a person. A word with no sentence gets no page here, rather than a page of invented ones.
Why do some sentences show 惜 inside a longer word?
Because that is where a single character usually lives. Seeing 惜 inside the words it builds is how the character stops being an isolated symbol and starts being something you can read.
Where can I see the full entry for 惜?
The dictionary page for 惜 has its stroke order, its traditional form, every sense the dictionary lists and a character-by-character breakdown. It is linked at the top of this page.
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