- 1. pitiful; pitiable; poor
- ♦ 装出一付~相 put on a pitiable look
- ♦ 他这付样子真~。 He looks so pitiful.
- 2. have pity on; pity
- ♦ 他这是自作自受, 没人~他。 Nobody feels sorry for him; he's got what he deserves.
- 3. (of quantity or quality) meagre; wretched; miserable; pitiful
- ♦ 这一带雨水少得~。 There's terribly little rainfall in this area. or The rainfall is pitifully low in this area.