怜
lián
to pity
她看到流浪狗，心里充满了怜悯。
tā kàn dào liú làng gǒu, xīn lǐ chōng mǎn le lián mǐn。
She saw the stray dog and her heart was filled with pity.
他从小失去父母，邻居们都很怜惜他。
tā cóng xiǎo shī qù fù mǔ, lín jū men dōu hěn lián xī tā。
He lost his parents when he was young, and the neighbors all pitied and cared for him.
Words with 怜
顾影自怜
gù yǐng zì lián
lit. looking at one's shadow and feeling sorry for oneself (idiom)
乞哀告怜
qǐ āi gào lián
begging for pity and asking for help (idiom)
乞怜
qǐ lián
to beg for pity
可怜
kě lián
pitiful
可怜兮兮
kě lián xī xī
miserable
可怜巴巴
kě lián bā bā
pathetic
可怜虫
kě lián chóng
pitiful creature
可怜见
kě lián jiàn
(coll.) pitiable; to have pity on sb
同病相怜
tóng bìng xiāng lián
fellow sufferers empathize with each other (idiom); misery loves company
哀怜
āi lián
to feel compassion for; to pity
惜香怜玉
xī xiāng lián yù
see 憐香惜玉|怜香惜玉[lian2 xiang1 xi1 yu4]
爱怜
ài lián
to show tenderness