羞愧

xiū kuì

HSK 3.0 Level 7 Adjective Uncommon

Definitions

1. ashamed

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Word relationships

Antonyms

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骄傲

jiāo ào

pride

feeling proud as opposed to ashamed

Related words

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愧疚

kuì jiù

to feel guilty; to feel ashamed of oneself; to be remorseful

closely related feeling of guilt and shame

羞愧难当

xiū kuì nán dāng

to feel ashamed (idiom)

idiom meaning extremely ashamed

Synonyms

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羞耻

xiū chǐ

(a feeling of) shame

both mean ashamed

Usage notes

Collocations

Commonly used with 感到 (gǎndào, to feel): 感到羞愧 (feel ashamed).

Common mistakes

Don't confuse 羞愧 (xiūkuì, ashamed) with 害羞 (hàixiū, shy). 羞愧 is for guilt after a wrongdoing; 害羞 is for social timidity.

Example Sentences

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他对自己的错误感到羞愧。

He feels ashamed of his mistake.

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Words Containing 羞愧