it was a shame meaning in Chinese
真可惜
Examples
- Some clucked that it was a shame her cheeks were becoming brown, her feet less shapely .
有的人为她惋惜，说这真是耻辱；脸儿晒黑了，小脚也不那么细溜。 - I just said it was a shame , that ' s all
这样说很难为情的 - It was a shame for me to be lectured in front of the whole class
当着整个班级的面被训斥了一顿，真让我感到羞辱。 - By george , it was a shame young girls had to be knocked around like that
老天啊，让年纪轻轻的姑娘这样饱受折磨，太不像话了。