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pitiful
to take pity on
to show tenderness
to have tender affection for
to feel compassion for
see 伶俐[ling2 li4]
to take pity on
to take pity
to beg for pity
pitiful creature
to develop love for sb out of pity for them
Notice where 怜 sits in each complete thought.
She took care of the poor little bird.
Source: Tatoeba #5613613 · CC BY 2.0 FRThe poor young man finally became a great artist.
Source: Tatoeba #336469 · CC BY 2.0 FRPoor cat! She can't catch the nimble mouse.
Source: Tatoeba #7139267 · CC BY 2.0 FRWhy are you so unfortunate?
Source: Tatoeba #9958376 · CC BY 2.0 FRDefinitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.