怜惜

liánxī

to take pity on; to feel tenderness toward

verb HSK 3.0 · Band 7 trad. 憐惜

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他怜惜那些流浪猫。

He feels pity for those stray cats.

不要过分怜惜自己。

Don't feel too sorry for yourself.