可惜 (kě xī) means “it is a pity; what a pity; unfortunately”. It is an HSK 4 Chinese word in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.
Practice each character:
很可惜,他不能来。
Hěn kěxī, tā bù néng lái.
Unfortunately, he can't come.
Updated: 2026-05-27