惜xī❶ （爱惜） cherish; value highly; treasure; care for tenderly: 爱 ～ cherish; treasure; ～ 寸阴 value every bit of time; make good use of every moment; 珍 ～ 时间 set a high value on one's time
❷ （吝惜） spare; grudge; stint: 不 ～ 工本 spare neither labour nor money; spare no expense
❸ （惋惜） have pity on sb.; feel sorry for sb.: 惋 ～ feel sorry for; 怜 ～ 弱者 take pity on the weak; 可 ～ 的是你不能来。 The pity is that you cannot come.
◆惜别 be reluctant to part;hate to see sb. go;be unwill￣ ing to part; 惜别之情 the feeling of reluctance to part; 惜老怜贫 cherish the old and care for the poor; be kind to the old and generous to simple people; pity the aged and the poor; 惜力 be sparing of one's energy; not do one's best; contribute one's labour reluctantly; 惜墨如金 regard one's ink as if it were gold — One will not easily paint [write].; 惜售 be reluctant to sell out; 惜玉怜香 be tender toward pretty girls; be tender to the fair sex; 惜指失掌 stint a finger only to lose the whole hand — to try to save a little only to lose a lot; save a finger and lose the whole hand |