羞愧

xiū kuì

HSK 3.0 Level 7 Adjective Uncommon

Definitions

1. ashamed

Word relationships

Antonyms

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• 骄傲 jiāo ào 骄傲 jiāo ào pride feeling proud as opposed to ashamed: pride

Related words

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• 愧疚 kuì jiù 愧疚 kuì jiù to feel guilty; to feel ashamed of oneself; to be remorseful closely related feeling of guilt and shame: to feel guilty; to feel ashamed of oneself; to be remorseful
• 羞愧难当 xiū kuì nán dāng 羞愧难当 xiū kuì nán dāng to feel ashamed (idiom) idiom meaning extremely ashamed: to feel ashamed (idiom)

Synonyms

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• 羞耻 xiū chǐ 羞耻 xiū chǐ (a feeling of) shame both mean ashamed: (a feeling of) shame

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

• 羞愧难当 羞愧难当 xiū kuì nán dāng: to feel ashamed (idiom)

Child Words of 羞愧

• 愧 愧 kuì: ashamed