Nantoka/可怜kě liánTraditional: 可憐HSK 5可怜 (kě lián) is a Chinese word meaning “pitiful; pathetic; to have pity on”.Meanings1pitiful2pathetic3to have pity onPart of speechadjective, verbCharacters in 可怜可kě · (prefix) can; may; able to; -able怜lián · to pityRelated words可以can可(prefix) can; may; able to; -able可used in 可汗[ke4 han2]可能might (happen)可是but; however可爱adorable可怕awful不可思议(idiom) inconceivable; unimaginable; unfathomable可惜it is a pity可不see 可不是[ke3 bu5 shi4]不可cannot; should not; must not可笑funnyStudy Chinese with flashcards →