kě xī 
		it is a pity
what a pity
unfortunately
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			bù xī 
		not stint
not spare
not hesitate (to do sth)
not scruple (to do sth)
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			wǎn xī 
		to regret
to feel that it is a great pity
to feel sorry for sb
		 
		
		
		
		
					
				
		
			ài xī 
		to cherish
to treasure
to use sparingly
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			zhēn xī 
		to treasure
to value
to cherish
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			lián xī 
		to take pity on
to feel tenderness toward
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			xī 
		to cherish
to begrudge
to pity
Taiwan pr. [xi2]
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			xī fú 
		to appreciate one's good fortune
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			lián xiāng xī yù 
		to have tender, protective feelings for the fairer sex (idiom)
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			gù xī 
		to take loving care of
to value
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			xīng xīng xī xīng xīng 
		people of talent appreciate one another (idiom)
to sympathize with one another
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			tǐ xī 
		to empathize
to understand and sympathize
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			xīng xīng xiāng xī 
		see 惺惺惜惺惺[xing1 xing1 xi1 xing1 xing1]
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			xī xiāng lián yù 
		see 憐香惜玉|怜香惜玉[lian2 xiang1 xi1 yu4]
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			xī cùn yīn 
		to cherish every moment
to make good use of one's time
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			bù xī xuè běn 
		to spare no effort
to devote all one's energies
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			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)
fig. some things have little to no value, yet one is still reluctant to part with them