to cherish

to begrudge; to pity; Taiwan pr. [xi2]

Heart (忄) + the past (昔) = to cherish and grieve what was

昔 means 'the past' or 'former times,' so the heart lingers over what once was. To cherish, regret, or begrudge all share that backward emotional pull.

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HeartSemantic
The pastSemantic

她很珍和家人在一起的时间。

tā hěn zhēn xī hé jiā rén zài yī qǐ de shí jiān。

She really cherishes the time she spends with her family.

他不花很多钱去买那幅画。

tā bù xī huā hěn duō qián qù mǎi nà fú huà。

He did not begrudge spending a lot of money to buy that painting.

Words with 惜

顾惜

gù xī

to take loving care of

食之无味,弃之可惜

shí zhī wú wèi , qì zhī kě xī

lit. to be hardly worth eating, but it would still be a pity to discard it (idiom)

体惜

tǐ xī

to empathize

不惜

bù xī

not stint

不惜一战

bù xī yī zhàn

to be ready to go to war

不惜血本

bù xī xuè běn

to spare no effort

休惜

xiū xī

recess

叹惜

tàn xī

sigh of regret

可惜

kě xī

it is a pity

吝惜

lìn xī

to stint; to be miserly

惋惜

wǎn xī

to regret

惜别

xī bié

reluctant to part

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