耻辱

chǐ rǔ

HSK 3.0 Level 7 Noun Uncommon

Definitions

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honor and glory

光荣与耻辱 (glory and shame)

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to humiliate

遭受羞辱 (suffer humiliation)

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(a feeling of) shame

感到羞耻 (feel ashamed)

Commonly used with 感到 (to feel), 遭受 (to suffer), or 洗刷 (to wipe out) as in 洗刷耻辱 (cleanse the disgrace).

耻辱 is formal and often used in written or serious contexts to denote moral disgrace.

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他感到深深的耻辱。

He felt a deep sense of shame.

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to eat humble pie

shame

disgrace