惭愧

cán kuì

HSK 2.0 等级 5 HSK 3.0 等级 7 形容词 不太常见

释义

1. ashamed

词语关系

Antonyms

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• 自豪 zì háo 自豪 zì háo proud (of one's achievements etc) proud of achievements: proud (of one's achievements etc)

Register variants

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• 不好意思 bù hǎo yì si 不好意思 bù hǎo yì si to feel embarrassed less formal apology or embarrassment: to feel embarrassed

Related words

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• 内疚 nèi jiù 内疚 nèi jiù guilty conscience guilty conscience: guilty conscience

Synonyms

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• 羞愧 xiū kuì 羞愧 xiū kuì ashamed feel ashamed for doing something wrong: ashamed

Usage notes

Collocations

Often collocates with 感到 (feel) or 觉得 (think): 感到惭愧, 觉得很惭愧.

Common mistakes

惭愧 is more introspective and often used in formal self-reflection, not for casual apologies like 'sorry'. Use 对不起 or 不好意思 instead.

例句

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我为我的错误感到 惭愧 。

I feel ashamed of my mistake.

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惭愧 的构成词

• 愧 愧 kuì: ashamed
• 惭 惭 cán: ashamed