1. it is a pity
2. what a pity
3. unfortunately

1. of; ~'s (possessive particle)
2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun)
3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 pígéde "one made of leather" or 跑堂儿的 pǎotángrde "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 xīnde "new one")
5. also pr. dì or di in poetry and songs

1. time
2. length of time
3. moment
4. period

classifiers: 列, 節, 班, 趟

1. fifteen
2. 15

1. before
2. formerly
3. previous
4. ago

1. to walk
2. to go
3. to run
4. to move (of vehicle)
5. to visit
6. to leave
7. to go away
8. to die (euph.)
9. from
10. through
11. away (in compound verbs, such as 撤走 chèzǒu)
12. to change (shape, form, meaning)

1. (completed action marker)
2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)

1. to finish
2. (used with 得 dé or 不 bù after a verb to express (im)possibility, as in 忘不了 wàngbuliǎo "cannot forget")
3. (literary) (usually followed by a negative such as 无 wú or 不 bù) completely (not); entirely (not); (not) in the least
4. to understand clearly (variant of 了 liǎo)

1. (of eyes) bright
2. clear-sighted
3. to understand clearly