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可惜

unfortunately, a pity

可惜
kěxī3rd tone
Pinyin
kěxī
Strokes
16
In episodes
1

Stroke order for 可惜

可惜 is written with 16 strokes (可: 5, 惜: 11). The animation replays automatically.

Usage

可惜一只都没有活下来.

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在以后的二十年里,这对熊猫生了五只宝宝,可惜一只都没有活下来。

Over the next twenty years, the pair had five cubs, but sadly none survived.

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