不惜
Old HSK 6
不惜 (bùxī) · not to spare
不惜 (bùxī) means “not to spare; not to hesitate (to)”. It is written with 2 characters: 不 (not) + 惜 (pity). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 不惜 is built
The characters
不 bù · not
What 不 is made of
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: A bird flying toward the sky 一 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
惜 xī · pity
What 惜 is made of
- 忄xīn — heart
- 八bā — eight
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 昔xī — past
- 廿niàn — twenty
- 廾gǒng — two hands
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 日rì — sun; day
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 廿niàn — twenty
Example sentences
为了孩子，父母不惜一切。Wèile háizi, fùmǔ bùxī yíqiè.Parents will spare nothing for their children.
他不惜花很多钱买这本旧书。Tā bùxī huā hěnduō qián mǎi zhè běn jiù shū.He didn't hesitate to spend a lot on this old book.
Questions about 不惜
What does 不惜 mean?
不惜 (bùxī) means “not to spare; not to hesitate (to)”.
How do you pronounce 不惜?
不惜 is pronounced bùxī.
Which HSK level is 不惜?
不惜 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 不大bùdànot very
- 不对bùduìwrong
- 不客气bùkèqiyou are welcome
- 不用bùyòngno need
- 对不起duìbuqǐsorry
- 是不是shìbushìis it or not
- 不错bùcuònot bad
- 不但bùdànnot only (... but also ...)
- 不够bùgòunot enough
- 不过bùguòbut
Learn 不惜 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 17: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.